U.S. Counter Terrorism Efforts in Africa.

Intro -- U.S. COUNTER TERRORISMEFFORTS IN AFRICA -- U.S. COUNTER TERRORISM EFFORTS IN AFRICA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM IN SUB-SAHARANAFRICA: UNDERSTANDING COSTS,CULTURES, AND CONFLICTS* -- FOREWORD -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- II. DEBATE IN WASHINGTON -- III. PERSPECTIVES FROM SSA -- West Africa -- East Africa -- Southern Africa -- IV. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ENDNOTES -- COUNTERTERRORISM IN AFRICAN FAILED STATES:CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS* -- FOREWORD -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING STATE FAILURE -- CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY -- NETWORKS, NODES AND HUBS:AMODEL FOR TERRORISM IN FAILED STATES -- LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE: THE DIAMOND-TERROR NEXUS -- SOMALIA: NODES AND HUBS SINCE 9/11 -- RAISING THE STAKES: THE NUCLEAR DIMENSIONOF THE TERRORIST THREAT -- THE U.S. RESPONSE: CURRENT STRATEGIESAND THEIR LIMITATIONS -- FINDING SYNERGY IN MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS:AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH -- CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- COMBATING TERRORISM:ACTIONS NEEDEDTO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANS-SAHARACOUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP* -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- FUNDS FOR TSCTPWERE DISTRIBUTED PRIMARILY IN THE SAHELREGION AND SUPPORT A RANGE OF DIPLOMACY, DEVELOPMENTASSISTANCE, AND MILITARY ACTIVITIES -- Distribution of TSCTP Obligations has Focused on the Sahel Region -- U.S. Agencies have Supported Diplomacy, Development Assistance, andMilitary Activities -- SEVERAL CHALLENGES HAVE HAMPEREDIMPLEMENTATION OF TSCTP ACTIVITIES -- No Comprehensive Strategy Guides Implementation of TSCTP -- Disagreement on Authority over DOD Personnel has Hampered someTSCTP Activities -- Fluctuation in the Distribution of Funds has Hampered Implementation -- Measurement of Progress toward TSCTP Goals has been Limited -- CONCLUSION.

RECOMMENDATIONS -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: SELECTED ACCOUNTS USEDTO FUND TSCTP ACTIVITIES -- APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROMTHE DEPARTMENT OF STATE -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE U.S.AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- GAO COMMENT -- ENDNOTES -- COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM* -- AFRICA OVERVIEW -- TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP (TSCTP) -- THE AFRICAN UNION -- ANGOLA -- BOTSWANA -- BURKINA FASO -- BURUNDI -- COMOROS -- COTE D'IVOIRE -- DJIBOUTI -- ERITREA -- ETHIOPIA -- KENYA -- LIBERIA -- MADAGASCAR -- MALI -- MAURITANIA -- NIGERIA -- RWANDA -- SENEGAL -- SOMALIA -- SOUTH AFRICA -- SUDAN -- TANZANIA -- UGANDA -- ZAMBIA -- ZIMBABWE -- INDEX.

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