Orion Policy Institute hosted a live Webinar on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, between 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM (EST) on Security Challenges in Africa: Coups, Terrorism, and External Interventions. The conversation covered counter-terrorism and political instability in the Sahel and beyond; external actors expanding their footprint in African internal conflicts, West African coup contagion, Wagner, and the relation between politics and banditry root causes; current government offensive against al-Shabaab and the role of foreign actors; broader ideological developments of IS/AQ/jihadism in Africa in the continent’s evolving political landscape, and more.
The panelists include:
1- Daisy Muibu, Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
2- Bulama Bukarti, VP of Programs at Bridgeway Foundation
3- James Barnett, Research Fellow at Hudson Institute
4- Lily Lousada, Mercy Corps Africa Regional Office
5- Jacob Zenn (Moderator), Non-Resident Fellow at Orion Policy Institute
