Akinola Olojo | ISS Africa

West African countries can benefit from lessons on incentivising defections, gender sensitivity and community inclusion.

Although they understand community concerns about former Boko Haram associates, few women are formally involved in reintegration.

Job creation is vital to countering Boko Haram, and successful business practices in the region point the way.

The influential arts community, especially the youth, can work with government and civil society to reduce insecurity.

Many communities already practise some form of transitional justice to help recover from over a decade of violence.

In a region affected by violent extremism, this report explores transitional justice and approaches to restoring peace.

As Nigeria’s Twitter ban shows, online platforms are the new battleground between governments and their critics.

For stability and recovery, the many actors working in the region must collaborate to meet communities’ needs.

The fact that thousands have left the group is an advantage, but only if they are properly reintegrated.

Hope of greater US multilateralism under the new president should not distract from proactive, locally driven strategies.

Two distinct but complementary approaches could address violent extremism at local community level.

This report explores how some localities in Kenya have managed to push back against violent extremism.