20 Mar 2006: ISS Seminar, Dar es Salaam: Towards Understanding Terrorism in Africa, 20-21 March 2006

ISS SEMINAR: TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM IN AFRICA
dar es Salaam, 20-21 March 2006

 

organised by the ISS Cape Town and ISS Nairobi offices

 

 

The post September 11 international discourse on terrorism has significantly shaped (altered) our understanding of terrorism and the changing dynamics in how it manifests itself. While September 11 brought about renewed thinking in new strategies and tactics for terrorist attacks in the world generally, the earlier incidents in Kenya and Tanzania, in Africa, did not immediately elicit such responses. Subsequently, however, African voices on this subject have contributed on an ad hoc basis to the international debate without much opportunity to share and exchange views and assessments among African analyst from different parts of the continent.

 

This seminar seeks to address these lacunae by bringing together scholars and analysts from North, West, East and Southern Africa in order to commence the process of developing a better understanding of how terrorism and its impact are perceived across the continent. The seminar is also aimed at developing an African discourse on the subject as a counterbalance to the prevailing discourse. The focus will not be on law enforcement or counter-terrorism strategies but on African perceptions of what has been happening on the continent and how it ought to be understood. Such a debate is important if African responses to terrorism are to be influenced by both the lived realities and perspectives from the continent.

 

The seminar is organised by the Cape Town and Nairobi offices of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and has been made possible through the generous support from the Norwegian Government.

NOTE: This seminar is limited to 50 participants and that it is by invitation only.

 

For more information, please contact Peter Gastrow, email [email protected], tel: +27 21 461 7211.

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