Combatting Terrorism: State Department Can Improve Management of East Africa Program

Abstract

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. PREACTwhich focuses on countering terrorist threats, including al Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate based in Somaliais managed by States Bureau of African Affairs and provides assistance in a region composed of 12 partner countries.GAO was asked to examine PREACT, including (1) the role it plays in U.S. counterterrorism assistance to East Africa, (2) the extent to which funds allocated for PREACT since 2009 have been disbursed, and (3) the extent to which State considers key factors in managing PREACT. GAO reviewed agency documents and interviewed U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., and in Germany, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Uganda.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1105773

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Border Security
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Homeland Security
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Media
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.