East Africa Capacity-Building Working Group
Co-chaired by Kenya and Kuwait, the East Africa Capacity-Building Working Group (EAWG) aims to support states in the region in strengthening national and regional capacities to counter terrorism and to prevent and counter violent extremism conducive to terrorism (P/CVE). By providing a platform for knowledge sharing, networking, and cooperation among key stakeholders, EAWG helps to build collaborative partnerships in and for East Africa.
Currently, the Working Group focuses on five main capacity-building priority areas:
- Preventing and countering violent extremism conducive to terrorism
- Network disruption
- Strategic communications
- Investigation and prosecution
- Disengagement, deradicalization, rehabilitation, and reintegration
Capitalizing their combined knowledge of the region's thematic and geographical context, the Co-Chairs concentrate their efforts on tackling emerging threats, responsive strategies, and preventive measures along these five priority domains.
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