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Podcast on Counterterrorism Efforts in Africa

Posted on June 25, 2014

From the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa to recent al Qaeda and Boko Haram attacks in northwest Africa, events have suggested that both regions are vulnerable to terrorism and violent extremism.

Hear our podcast with Charles Johnson, Jr., a director in GAO’s International Affairs and Trade team, who led recent reviews of U.S. counterterrorism efforts in northwest Africa and East Africa.

Counterterrorism Efforts in Africa

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