Africa: Poverty and State Abuse, Not Religion, Push Africans to Militants - UN

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African governments' actions push people into extremism, study finds

State action against terrorism may paradoxically prompt many to join groups such as Boko Haram and al-Shabaab

Of more than 500 former members of militant organisations interviewed for the report, 71% pointed to “government action”, including “killing of a family member or friend” or “arrest of a family member or friend” as the incident that prompted them to join a group.

“State security-actor conduct is revealed as a prominent accelerator of recruitment, rather than the reverse,” the report says.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/07/african-governments-actions-push-people-into-extremism-study-finds

Africa: Special Investigation - U.S. War On Terror Leaves Bloody Trail in Africa

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In recent years, extrajudicial killings have become a hallmark of Kenya's counterterrorism strategy. But even as rights abuses have worsened, so American funding for Kenya's security forces has increased. This pattern is repeated elsewhere on the continent, highlighting the rift between US word and deed on human rights in Africa. By SIMON ALLISON in collaboration with the Angaza Foundation for African Reporting.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201703020104.html?aa_source=nwsltr-terrorism-en

Tanzania: No Rights Abuses in War On Terror - PM

Dar es Salaam — The government yesterday assured the public that people's rights won't be violated in the course of implementing anti-terrorism laws and that investigators will treat suspects as innocent until they are proven guilty through due legal process.

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