Type of Resource:
Book Chapter

Year of Publication:
2017

Indicators:
- Enablers


Themes:
- Internet Or Digital Rights and Freedoms

Author(s): David Smith and Stephanie Wolters

Countering violent extremism (CVE) is one of the hottest topics in the development business. In the Lake Chad basin, CVE is about defeating Boko Haram. What gets less attention, however, is why groups such as Boko Haram exist. Without addressing the root cause of the problem, attempts to bring stability and, ultimately, progress to the region are likely to be in vain. There is a homegrown remedy that is as old as the first settlements that were established in the Sahel — dialogue. Dialogue is a tool that is now used for almost every peacekeeping operation in Africa. Radio remains the...

URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1pq33ws?turn_away=true&Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=internet&searchText=use&searchText=in&searchText=africa&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Fpagemark%3DcGFnZU1hcms9MTg%253D%26amp%3BsearchType%3DfacetSearch%26amp%3Bsd%3D2013%26amp%3Bed%3D2019%26amp%3BQuery%3Dinternet%2Buse%2Bin%2Bafrica%26amp%3Brefreqid%3Dsearch%253Ae72906d98524449595f9db30d008893b&ab_segments=0%2Fdefault-2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=search%3A33fe80de03dea1ecfd246e1ccf99b392

Region of Study:
West Africa,

Country of Study:
Chad,

Study Quality
Medium