U.S. counterterrorism programs in East and Northwest Africa

Summary: Terrorism in East Africa has remained a concern of the United States since 1998, when al Qaeda bombed U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. As part of its efforts to address this threat, State launched PREACT in 2009 as a program for long-term engagement and capacity building in East Africa. PREACT-which focuses on countering terrorist threats, including al Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate based in Somalia-is managed by State's Bureau of African Affairs and provides assistance in a region composed of 12 partner countries. This book examines PREACT, including the role it plays in U.S. counterterr.

Record details

ISBN: 1634633660
ISBN: 9781634633666
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps.
Publisher: New York : Nova Publishers, ©2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAMS IN EAST AND NORTHWEST AFRICA; U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAMS IN EAST AND NORTHWEST AFRICA; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: COMBATING TERRORISM: STATE DEPARTMENT CAN IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF EAST AFRICA PROGRAM; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; PREACT SUPPORTS BROADER U.S. GOVERNMENT COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS IN EAST AFRICA; STATE HAS DISBURSED 42.3 MILLION OF THE NEARLY 104 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR PREACT.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed Jan. 21, 2015).