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EAST AFRICA

Benedikt Franke correctly observes that “Africa’s emerging peace and security architecture rests on a careful balance and clear division of labor between the continental and regional layers of inter-African security cooperation.”210 _{The Intergovernmental} Authority on Development (IGAD), East African Community (EAC), and International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) are the three East African regional bodies supporting counterterrorism in the region. Their membership is as follows: IGAD—Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, and Uganda; EAC— Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda; ICGLR—Anglo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Because regional bodies are comprised of individuals with expertise and deep understanding of local situations, they assist in evolving appropriate policies and strategies.211 _{For example, as a result of its} understanding of the region, the IGAD has been supporting the AU and strategic partners in managing the terrorist threat in Somalia, including coordinating regional meetings and planning for the final deployment of AMISOM regional forces. Similarly, from 2012 to 2013, the ICGLR played a significant role in the establishment of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Intervention Brigade (MONUSCO-IB), which has led to the weakening of the ADF terrorists in Eastern DRC.

209 Patrick Kimunguyi, “Terrorism and Counter terrorism in East Africa,” 12.

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/radicalisation/files/2013/03/conference-2010-terrorism-counter-terrorism- eafrica-pk.pdf.

210 Benedikt Franke, “Organized Complementarity and African Regional Security Cooperation,”

World Politics Review, June 29, 2010, 97. http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/5917/organized- complementarity-and-african-regional-security-cooperation.

211 Eric Rosand, Alistair Millar & Jason Ipe, “ Enhancing counterterrorism cooperation in eastern Africa,” African Security Review 18 no. 2 (2009), 93–106, doi:10.1080/10246029.2009.9627532

Since its inception in 1986, the IGAD has been a rallying point for the region, the AU, and the international community in coordinating counterterrorism efforts.212 _In 2006, with the funding and technical support of the EU, the IGAD Capacity building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT) was established to promote justice, enhance inter- agency coordination on counterterrorism among member states, focus on border security, provide training, and promote cooperation and information sharing among member states.213 _{In 2009, the IGAD adopted the Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) and} Extradition Conventions. This is a significant tool in cross-border law enforcement and criminal justice within member states in combating terrorists.214 _{Similarly, within the} EAC states, legal frameworks have been made to facilitate extradition of terrorist suspects. In some cases, the effectiveness of the legal framework has been undermined by bureaucracy and weaknesses in national institutions; however, political intervention and cooperation among security agencies has unlocked such impediments. It is out of such cooperation that 13 Kenyans suspected in the July 11, 2010, terrorist attack in Kampala were handed over to Uganda by the Kenyan government. Similarly, last June, Jamil Mukulu, leader of the ADF, was handed over by the Tanzania government to Uganda to answer for the terrorist charges against him.215 _{Figure 2 depicts Jamil Mukulu.}

212 Rosand, Millar & Ipe, “Counterterrorism Cooperation in Eastern Africa,” 213Ibid.

214 Ibid.

215 Denis Edema, “Journalists blocked from Mukulu trial,” The Monitor, July 22, 2015,

http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/News/News/Journalists-blocked-Mukulu-trial/-/2466686/2802630/-/format/ xhtml/-u6b0xdz/-/index.html.

Figure 2. ADF Leader Jamil Mukulu, Extradited from Tanzania to Uganda on July 12, 2015.

Source: Sean MacCormac, “ADF Leader Jamil Mukulu Arrested,” Center for Security Policy, April 30, 2015, http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2015/04/30/adf-leader- jamil-mukulu-arrested

Without these regional bodies, combating terrorism in the region would not be possible. The regional bodies have helped diffuse intra- and inter-state hostilities among member states, which, if not resolved, would undermine efforts to combat terrorists in the region. Such hostility includes tensions between Rwanda and Tanzania, the DRC and Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda, Kenya and Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, among others. Through meetings conducted by the IGAD, EAC, and ICGLR, confidence-building measures have been undertaken, mistrust reduced and the strategic objectives of fighting terrorism maintained.

To maintain the strategic focus on terrorism, the regional bodies coordinate and organize regular meetings of heads of state, ministers of defense, and chiefs of services of the armed forces, security heads, and other relevant individuals to assess and address the terror threat in the region. For example, in May 2015, the ICGLR convened a summit in Angola; the heads of state and government strongly encouraged proactive sharing of intelligence among all ICGLR member states, building early warning mechanisms, intensifying border control and consolidating regional efforts to combat terrorism in the

region.216 _{The regional bodies have assisted the East African region to rationalize and} cooperate in the use of resources. In May 2013, with the support of the British government, a regional Intelligence Fusion Centre for East Africa was opened in Nairobi- Kenya. The center is fitted with a modern forensic laboratory and investigation equipment that is available for use by member states.217

African states and regional bodies on their own lack the financial, technical, and material capacity to effectively deal with terrorism in the region. The international community, particularly Africa’s strategic partners, including the UN, the U.S. government, and the European Union (EU), have been working closely with the continent through regional and bi-lateral cooperation to combat terrorism. Figure 3 depicts the counterterrorism framework for the East African region.

216 International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), 9th Extra-Ordinary Summit of ICGLR Heads of State and Government , May 18, 2015,http://icglr.org/images/

Press%20Release%20of%20ICGLR%20Extra%20Ordinary%20Summit%20on%20security%20in%20GL R%20Angola%20ENG.pdf.

217 Oscar Nkala, “East Africa anti-terror intelligence fusion cell opens in Nairobi,” Defense Web, May 8, 2013, http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30418:east- africa-anti-terror-intelligence-fusion-cell-opens-in-nai

Figure 3. East African Regional Counterterrorism Framework