The Recruitment of Insurgents in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Boko Haram in Cameroon

Abstract

The paper addresses the recruitment of fighters by Boko Haram on the Cameroon-Nigeria border. It brings out the motivations for recruitment, the political, economic, and social situation of the people of the area that prepared the mindset of the people for radicalization and recruitment. The paper further identifies the actors in the process of recruitment and the influence of geography. The study ends by examining the process of recruitment and formulates proposals that could be use by affected countries and international organizations to fight the recruitment of insurgents for Boko Haram.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176555

Entities

People

  • Azieh Ndikum

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Christianity
  • Crime
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Humanities
  • Insurgency
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Personnel Management
  • Production
  • Security
  • Social Problems
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • Violence

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.