TY - BOOK ID - 77926202 TI - U.S. counterterrorism programs in East and Northwest Africa PY - 2014 SN - 1634633660 9781634633666 PB - New York Nova Publishers DB - UniCat KW - Terrorism KW - Prevention. KW - Boko Haram. KW - BH (Boko Haram) KW - Boko Harram KW - Jamāʻat Ahl al-Sunnah li-Daʻwah wa-l-Jihād KW - Jamāʻat Ahl al-Sunnah lil-Daʻwatihi wa-al-Jihād KW - Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Daʻwah wa-l-Jihād KW - Jamaat Ahlussunah lid-Dawa wal-Jihad KW - Jamaʼatu Ahlis Sunna Liddaʼawati Wal-Jihad KW - Jama'atu Ahlisunnah Lida'awati wal-Jihad KW - Jamaʼatul Alhul Sunnah Liddaʼwati wal jihad KW - Jamatu Ahlis Sunna Lidawatti wal Jihad KW - JAS (Jama'atu Ahlisunnah Lida'awati wal-Jihad) KW - Nigerian Taliban KW - People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad KW - Yusufiya KW - جماعة اهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد KW - Islamic State in West Africa Province KW - Ansaru UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77926202 AB - 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. PREACT-which focuses on countering terrorist threats, including al Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate based in Somalia-is managed by State's Bureau of African Affairs and provides assistance in a region composed of 12 partner countries. This book examines PREACT, including the role it plays in U.S. counterterr ER -