View on Africa: clerics and Boko Haram’s battle of wits
Can Nigeria’s Islamic clerics help challenge Boko Haram’s ideology?
Aside from military strategies, responses to Boko Haram and extremism in Africa focus on socio-economic and governance risk factors. But the crisis has an important ideological dimension. Deconstructing Boko Haram’s narrative requires familiarity with essential doctrinal elements and this is where Islamic clerics could help.
This View on Africa is presented by Akinola Olojo, ISS Senior Researcher based in Pretoria. He will discuss how Islamic clerics can help deal with Boko Haram in northern Nigeria.
About View on Africa
Every Wednesday from 11h00 - 12h00 CAT (09h00 - 10h00 GMT), ISS researchers from Dakar, Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Pretoria provide expert analysis of major events and trends in Africa. Introductory remarks are followed by an online Q&A with participants.
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