Contemporary security threats in Africa

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https://doi.org/10.12700/jceeas.2024.4.3-4.231

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Africa, security, intelligence, National Security System, Security Science

Abstract

The analysis of potential and actual security threats and challenges leads us to the conclusion that Africa is one of the most endangered continents. Constant confrontations, wars, internal political crises, local and international terrorism, organized crime, illegal trade, and other threats on the one hand and, on the other hand, an inadequate response from both individual states and the international community. Is Africa, a continent rich in ores and minerals as well as other possibilities, a training ground for the dominance of superpowers? Are internal instabilities mainly caused by external influences to ensure puppet governments that do not care about the interests of the state and society they represent, but about theinterests of the former and current colonial powers? Analysis of threats and risks from one side is only half the job. The second half is the presence of elements of the National Security System of each country, which must work on prevention, and elimination of the consequences of the actions of the bearers of security threats, as well as on the suppression of the bearers themselves. For the successful functioning of the National Security System, it is necessary to develop a “System” of education in the field of Security Studies based on Security Science.

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2025-02-03

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Trifunovic, D. (2025). Contemporary security threats in Africa. Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies, 4(3-4), 98–108. https://doi.org/10.12700/jceeas.2024.4.3-4.231

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Vol. 4 No. 3-4 (2024): JCEEAS - Vol 4. Number 3-4. 2024

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