Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014 and they have never been found. Countless suicide bombers have killed hundreds in Cameroon and Nigeria. Women and children are being kidnapped and held hostage for Boko Haram soldiers to rape. When do the atrocities become severe enough for substantial intervention from the global community?
U.S. Policy toward counterterrorism efforts in Africa should become more aggressive as the threats of Boko Haram, ISIL, and other terrorist groups increase in power and commit more human rights violations. Sending 300 troops to Cameroon in October of 2015 to assist with Boko Haram was a step in the right direction, but more must be done to stop these groups from causing increasing instability in the region. …show more content…
troops on the continent, not to fight in combat, but to train troops of African States. This would be beneficial to the continent as a whole, because military troops would have training for any future conflicts, and U.S. troops would not be put into the middle of another war. Nonetheless, this would require a lot of advanced diplomacy with other nations, as this policy involves government assistance and restructuring as well as military involvement. With this plan, as well as the plan for militarization, it would be crucial to work with current the governments to continue to develop democracy and fair elections. Many times, as in Burkina Faso in 2015, elections tend to lead to corruption, coups, and hostage situations. Preventing violence around elections is crucial to future stability in Sub-Saharan countries, and socioeconomic stability could help prevent future terrorist groups from maintaining a presence in the …show more content…
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan should all be countries of focus and will need advanced diplomacy. All of these countries should be affirmed that the United States is not coming to take over- only to support in military training, democracy, and stabilization. It will take their cooperation to defeat these groups and gain stability, as stated in the original U.S. policy.
A more aggressive policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa isn’t novel. Africa has been a topic of political discussion for years, and militarization of the continent began during the Cold War. Often times, administrations, such as the Obama Administration promote extravagant plans to democratize, develop, and stabilize Africa, but fail to follow through. This lack of commitment has left the people of Africa in shambles, leaving room for terrorist groups to take the lead. Without intervention, these terrorist groups have the potential to slowly take over, creating an even more globalized
U.S. Policy toward counterterrorism efforts in Africa should become more aggressive as the threats of Boko Haram, ISIL, and other terrorist groups increase in power and commit more human rights violations. Sending 300 troops to Cameroon in October of 2015 to assist with Boko Haram was a step in the right direction, but more must be done to stop these groups from causing increasing instability in the region. …show more content…
troops on the continent, not to fight in combat, but to train troops of African States. This would be beneficial to the continent as a whole, because military troops would have training for any future conflicts, and U.S. troops would not be put into the middle of another war. Nonetheless, this would require a lot of advanced diplomacy with other nations, as this policy involves government assistance and restructuring as well as military involvement. With this plan, as well as the plan for militarization, it would be crucial to work with current the governments to continue to develop democracy and fair elections. Many times, as in Burkina Faso in 2015, elections tend to lead to corruption, coups, and hostage situations. Preventing violence around elections is crucial to future stability in Sub-Saharan countries, and socioeconomic stability could help prevent future terrorist groups from maintaining a presence in the …show more content…
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan should all be countries of focus and will need advanced diplomacy. All of these countries should be affirmed that the United States is not coming to take over- only to support in military training, democracy, and stabilization. It will take their cooperation to defeat these groups and gain stability, as stated in the original U.S. policy.
A more aggressive policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa isn’t novel. Africa has been a topic of political discussion for years, and militarization of the continent began during the Cold War. Often times, administrations, such as the Obama Administration promote extravagant plans to democratize, develop, and stabilize Africa, but fail to follow through. This lack of commitment has left the people of Africa in shambles, leaving room for terrorist groups to take the lead. Without intervention, these terrorist groups have the potential to slowly take over, creating an even more globalized