INTRODUCTION Lucie Konečná GLCb2026 Africas Contemporary Security Challenges 22/2/2023 Assessment Form of assessment Max. Points Presentation 20 Final exam 40 Each student will prepare a presentation. The topic is chosen by the students themselves, but they should do a detailed case study of one African country (their choice) in which they will focus on one specific security problem such as terrorism, internal conflict, influx of refugees, piracy, etc. The presentation itself should take approximately 20 minutes and will take place in the last three classes of the course. Assignment of students to dates will be made at the end of March and the schedule will be uploaded to the information system. The presentation will be graded 0-20 points. The final exam will be in the form of a written test, which will absorb the assigned literature and lecture materials. A total of 40 points can be obtained from the final exam. Assessment and marking: A 6 0 - 5 6 points B 55 - 51 points C 50 - 46 points D 45 - 41 points E 40 - 36 points F 35 and below Teaching Schedule Lecture 1 (22n d of February): Introduction to the course Lecture 2 (1s t of March): Conflicts in Africa Lecture 3 (8t h of March): Terrorism in Africa Lecture 4 (15t h of March): Organised Crime Lecture 5 (22n d of March): Migration, Influx of Refugees, HIV/AIDS and Female Security Lecture 6 (29t h of March): Weakening and Failing of the State Lecture 7 (5t h of April): Urbanization and Land Issues Lecture 8 (12t h of April): Food and Water Security Lecture 9 (19t h of April): Piracy Lecture 10 (26t h of April): Students' Presentations. Lecture 11 (3r d of May): Students' Presentations. Lecture 12 (10t h of May): Students' Presentations. Compulsory Readings Schneckener, Ulrich. Spoilers or Governance Actors? Engaging Armed Non-State Groups in Areas of Limited Statehood, p. 3-26. (2009). Williams, Phil. Violent Non-State Actors and National and International Security. (2008): https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/93880/vnsas.pdf Rotberg, Robert. Failed States, Collapsed States, Weak States: Causes and Indicators (2006) https://www.brookings.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2016/07/statefailureandstateweaknessinatimeofterror ch apter.pdf Swain, Ashok. Understanding Emerging Security Challenges Threats and Opportunities. Routledge. 2013. Emerson, Stephen and Hussein, Solomon. African security in the twenty-first century Challenges and opportunities. Manchester University Press. 2018. General Info About Africa Population (2020) 2( Angola General Info About Africa - Population 100 Northern Africa Eastern Africa Africa (total) Southern Africa Middle Africa Western Africa General Info about Africa - Form of (^nvprnmpnt presidential republic^ full presidential system presidential republics: executive presidency linked to a parliament presidential republics: semipresidential system parliamentary republics parliamentary constitutional monarchies in which the monarch d not personally exercise power absolve monarchies General Info about Africa - Level of Democracy Democracy Index 2022, global map by regime type Full democracies • 9.0 -10.0 | 8.0 - 9.0 Flawed democracies 7.0 - a.o 6.0 - 7.0 Hybrid regimes 5.0 - 6.0 4.0 - 5.0 Authoritarian regimes I 3.0 - 4.0 I 2.0 - 3.0 • 0-2.0 Mo data Source: EIU. General Info about Africa Corruption Shade of corruption Perceived levels of corruption in 180 countries 10- 19 2 0 - 9 9 3 0 - 3 9 4 0 - 4 9 5 0 - 6 9 7 0 - 8 8 General Info about Africa - Terrorism RANK COUNTRY SCORE CHANGE i 0 Afghanistan 9.109 +-* 2 9 Iraq a.su «-* 3 9 Somalia 8.398 •—» 4 9 Burkina Faso 8J270 12 E 9 Syria 8J2S0 •-» 6 9 Nigeria 8.233 11 7 • Mali 8.152 a 9 Niger 7.856 a 10 4 Pakistan 7.825 t 2 ti 9 Cameroon 7.-132 «-* 12 9 India 7.432 1 2 13 9 Mozambique 7.432 t A 14 9 Colombia 7.068 +-* IB • Egypt 6 932 t 2 IE 9 Philippines 6790 t i 17 — Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.733 4 5 18 9 Chile 6.496 1 5 19 9 Chad 6 379 t 3 20 9 Kenya 6.166 t 2 21 9 Yemen 5.870 11 22 9 Thailand 5.723 t 3 23 9 Turkey 5.651 1 6 24 9 Indonesia 5.500 4 4 25 9 Sri Lanka 5.445 1 4 26 9 Libya 5.100 t i 27 9 Iran 5.015 +-* RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK CHANGE 28 ~ United States of America 4.961 12 29 9 Greece 4.849 410 30 9 Israel 4,778 4 4 31 9 United Kingdom 4.770 32 9 Palestine 4.736 41 33 9 Germany 4.729 n 34 Nepal 4.693 t 4 35 9 France 4.562 t 6 36 9 Tanzania 4.530 *-t 37 9 Peru 4.471 l i e 3B 9 Tunisia 9 Algeria 9 Bangladesh 4.447 n 39 40 9 Tunisia 9 Algeria 9 Bangladesh 4.432 4.411 44 41 41 9 New Zealand 4.376 t 6 42 9 Cote d' Ivoire 4.310 42 43 9 Burundi 4.271 413 44 Ru^ia 4.219 t 6 45 9 Uganda 4.106 453 46 9 Venezuela 4.005 47 Tajikistan 3.988 1 7 48 Canada 3.882 *-+ 49 9 Ethiopia 3.759 F t 50 Italy 3.687 t 3 51 Lebanon 3.566 t 6 52 Austria 3J61 t 2 53 Gen n 3.164 J 19 54 Saudi Arabia 3.110 t 5 55 Spain 2.661 t 3 RANK COUNTRY SCOR 56 Ecuador 2.76* 57 Argentina 2.65; 58 Jordan 2.59< 6 9 60 Switzerland Australia Z 5 Z Z43! El Mexico 2.42! 62 Ukraine 2.3a 6 3 Malaysia 2.2*1 6 4 Paraguay 2.194 65 Bahrain Z145 es Netherlands Z071 67 China 1.86; 68 Belgium 1.7-15 69 Sweden 1J66C TO Senegal 1.58C 71 Japan 1.46C 72 Uruguay 1.322 =73 Rwanda 1.243 =73 South Africa 1.24J =73 Togo 1.243 76 Morocco 1.156 77 Norway 1.109 =78 Ireland 1.06< =78 Romania 1.06C BO Finland 1.001 B1 Brazil 0.95- 82 Cyprus 0.9Z African conflicts to watch in 2022 Fresh approaches needed to avoid disaster in worst-affected countries South Sudan \ { Last year to implement 2018 peace deal \ { Political and community clashes persist Ethiopia Negotiated settlement a priority A AU mediation not showing results Mozambique \l Rwandan and SADC troops battl ing an Insurgency TV Developmental response and regional links key ISS 5 E C L Ü T V STUDIES Libya Conditions not conducive to elections Merc : Cameroon Anglophone crisis led to insurgency Military solutions are failing Central African Republic ^ Dialogue stymied by ongoing clashes New approach to peace essential General Info about Africa - Conflicts Short Quiz • 1. Which African country currently has the highest incidence of HIV in the population (26% of the total population)? • 2. According to the FSI, which African country has the worst performance and is often labeled a failed state? • 3. Which two terrorist groups committed the most terrorist attacks in Africa in 2022? • 4. Which African country hosted the largest number of refugees in 2022? • 5. Which African country recorded the highest number of piracy attacks in 2022? • 6. Do you know which African city is the most populous? • 7. There are two states in which more than 90% of the urban population lives in slums. Do you know which states those are? • 8. Which countries are currently in dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? General Info Africa - HIV jyright (C) 2022 - The Fund for Peace Warning 2022 Alert j 5 15* • Z - 5 * • 1 - ZK |_ n.s-i* • D I D 5% •