Why the IGAD Centre of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE)? What are the achievements and successes realized by the Centre towards preventing and countering violent extremism in the IGAD region and beyond? See our story at:
The Centre is pleased to present the publication on ‘Preventing Violent Extremism: Case Studies on Early Warning Systems in Eastern Africa’ an output of the 1st Annual Regional Research Conference on PCVE held by
@_ICEPCVE
edited by
@DrWorkneh
@DrKinyanjui
&
@Muirucngugi
Certificates of participation were issued to the state and non-state actors after successful completion of the three day 'Peer to Peer Learning Workshop in PCVE'. The smiles on their faces tells it all!
@DanishMFA
@Denmark_Addis
#United4PCVE
Great to see members of the youth and civil society networks from 🇩🇯 🇪🇹 🇰🇪 🇸🇴 🇸🇸 🇸🇩 🇺🇬 at this training on P/CVE themes, including the relationship with gender
Members of the youth and civil society network from 6 countries in the region at the opening ceremony of the strategic comms workshop attended by ambassadors and their representatives from 🇨🇦 🇪🇹 🇪🇺 🇯🇵 🇰🇪 🇳🇱 🇸🇩 🇸🇴 🇹🇿 🇺🇸. Thank you for honouring our invitation.
Call for Papers for the 4th ICEPCVE Annual Regional Research Conference. Inviting interested researchers from East & Horn of Africa to submit their papers on cross cutting issues on gender & violent extremism. Enquiries and submission of papers to: icepcve
@igad
.int
#Gender4PCVE
Call for applications to participate in regional training of media practitioners on adoption of gender sensitive reporting to counter violent extremism. Apply at:
We're hosting the first Annual Horn of Africa regional research conference! Exciting themes will be discussed - role of youth and local communities in P/CVE, designing responses to VE, developing P/CVE national action plans, gender perspectives in VE, ideologies and many more.
The Centre is deeply honored to have had
@igadsecretariat
Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
officially open the workshop on Enhancing Capacity of Regional Criminal Justice Systems in PCVE aimed at exploring how to integrate gender perspectives when dealing with VE cases
#Gender4PCVE
Congratulations to
@_ICEPCVE
Deputy Director & Head of Capacity Building
@Mohamedbilkent
for successfully undertaking
@StateIVLP
program on Countering Violent Extremism-Community Strategies. The knowledge gained will be integral in shaping P/CVE initiatives overseen by
@_ICEPCVE
To peace, security and prosperity of all nations! To a world free of violent extremism! To preventing and countering violent extremism in the IGAD region and beyond!Happy International Peace Day 2023!
#WorldPeaceDay
#PCVE
Open application for research papers on the relationship between COVID-19 and violent extremism in the Horn and East Africa region from independent research institutions/firms (“think tanks”), based in any of the IGAD Member States.
We have kicked off! The advanced training in strategic communication is now underway. Glad to have CSO representatives from 🇩🇯, 🇪🇹, 🇰🇪, 🇸🇴, 🇸🇸, 🇸🇩, 🇹🇿 and 🇺🇬. Karibuni Kenya!
In his opening remarks,
@_ICEPCVE
Director
@DrKinyanjui
has passed IGAD Executive Secretary's
@DrWorkneh
regards & noted that bringing social media influencers was his call as he recognizes that they are powerful agents in pushing for the agenda of peace in the region
#Media4PCVE
Celebrating all youth actively involved in pursuing peace in the IGAD region.
@_ICEPCVE
is cognizant that youth voices are powerful in undermining appeal to join violent extremists groups & in challenging their propaganda. Happy International Youth Day! Youth4Peace.
The IGAD Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
has appointed
@_ICEPCVE
Director
@DrKinyanjui
to head the 'IGAD Election Observation Mission to Djibouti's Legislative Election' scheduled for 24/02/2023. Wishing Djibouti free, fair and peaceful elections.
@IsmailOguelleh
@ymahmoudali
Researchers from 7 countries are gathered in Djibouti to discuss early warning and early response on CVE in their countries and its impact in the region. Great discussions ongoing!
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
is representing the
@igadsecretariat
Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
in the 3rd UN High Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism at the UN Headquarters in New York. The Director will share with the delegates the Centre's efforts in P/CVE
@UN_OCT
Communication is the most powerful instrument of this technologically complicated era ~
@DrWorkneh
kicks off a 3-day workshop on strategic communication with participants from 🇩🇯 🇪🇹 🇰🇪 🇸🇩 🇸🇸 🇸🇴 🇺🇬
Day 1: Delighted to host the first of many subsequent workshops to augment capacities of the Centre’s CSO and related networks to effectively incorporate
#gender
perspectives in P/CVE work towards a peaceful and secure society
#Gender4PCVE
@EUtoAU
@EU_Partnerships
@AustrianDev
Strengthening M&E systems and capacities. The ICEPCVE team is participating in training on Results Based Management to enhance planning, implementing, monitoring & evaluating P/CVE activities.
It was a pleasure hosting
@US_Emb_Djibouti
officials, Jane Denham and Raymond Welch who paid a courtesy visit to
@_ICEPCVE
. Talks centered around progress on key priority areas and potential collaboration on PCVE initiatives in the IGAD region
@StateDept
@AsstSecStateAF
It was great hosting journalists from the IGAD region in Djibouti to Review Best Practices in Coverage of Violent Extremism. The Centre is grateful to
@DanishMFA
for their generous support towards this Media Forum
@Denmark_Addis
#Media4PCVE
We’re excited to kick off day 2 of the early warning/early response seminar. Abdinur Mohamud outlines the factors that make Somalia a fertile ground for radicalization to violent extremism.
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
represented the
@IGADsecretariat
Executive Secretary H.E
@DrWorkneh
in a meeting with
@US_AU
Chargé d'Affaires, Mr. Mikael Cleverley. They discussed on potential areas that the US Bureau of African Affairs
@AsstSecStateAF
can collaborate with IGAD
Religious leaders from East and Horn of Africa region call out on false religions that justify violent extremism and terrorism acts. Issue a clarion call for peaceful coexistence and embracing diversity
#Religion4PCVE
See YouTube link:
Honoured by the presence of
@DrWorkneh
the
@igad
Executive Secretary on the First day of the
@yali
alumunai training workshop to Amplifying the voices of youth to challenge and undermine violent extremists ideologies. 🇩🇯🇪🇹🇰🇪🇺🇬🇸🇴🇸🇸🇸🇩
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
delivered keynote speech on behalf of IGAD Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
at the Ministerial Meeting of African Member States on the Counter-Terrorism Summit at
#UNGA78
aimed at strengthening regional cooperation to address the evolving VE threat
The joy of successfully completing the 3 day training on 'Gender Mainstreaming' expertly delivered by
@FBAFolke
team to
@igadsecretariat
staff. The knowledge gained will be integral towards integrating gender perspectives in all IGAD programs
@nuurist
@Mohamedbilkent
@RMilliion
Research opening! We’re looking for Individual Consultants for Research Papers in Gender dynamics in preventing and countering violent extremism. Apply by 31 March.
The Center is participating in an institutional capacity-building training on women's inclusion and participation in peacebuilding organized by the IGAD Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
#RESGAS
. The training is supported by Government of Ireland
@dfatirl
@IrlEmbKenya
@IrlEmbEthiopia
The Centre remains committed in enhancing capacities of youth & CSOs on the frontlines in preventing & countering violent extremism. See testimonials from a 'Regional Training of Youths & CSOs on Gender Sensitive Counter Messaging to Prevent Violent Extremism'
#Gender4PCVE
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
held discussions with Mr. Xavier Furtado, Senior Operations Officer- Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
@WorldBank
. Explored potential areas of collaboration & cooperation focusing on fragility prevention, risk & resilient assessment.
#WBGmeetings
Representing the Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
in the
@USIP
meeting on “Africa Futures Summit”
@DrKinyanjui
emphasized on the need for Africa’s industrialization, free movement of people, goods & services coupled with good leadership to guarantee prosperous African communities.
Honored to have hosted Amb. of Netherlands to Ethiopia, H.E. Henk Jan Bakker
@HenkJanBakker3
& Military Representative to AU, Col. René Marchal at
@_ICEPCVE
offices. Held fruitful discussions on priorities in PCVE to enhance peace & security in IGAD region & beyond
@NLinEthiopia
“I believe in partnerships, which are even more crucial in the P/CVE sector. We are honoured to support the IGAD regional strategy on P/CVE in which cross-border approaches will be valuable.” -
@UNDPAfrica
Nirina Kiplagat
How can young people be supported to build strategic alliances & to collectively contribute to the P/CVE agenda in the region? Happening now ~ Validation of meeting of youth P/CVE engagement strategy for civil society networks in the region.
Excited to host youths and CSOs from the Horn and East of Africa and on the frontlines in P/CVE to enhance their capacities on designing and disseminating gender sensitive alternative and counter messages to prevent violent extremism
#Gender4PCVE
Honored to have hosted a dynamic & progressive group of researchers at the 4th Annual Regional Research Conference who presented on varied topics on gender perspectives in PCVE. Grateful to the Government of 🇸🇪
@SweinEthiopia
for enabling this critical convening
#Research4PCVE
Reps from CSOs in
#Somalia
have selected Mohamed Ibrahim Aden (Coordinator), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Communications) & Shankaron Ali Yusuf (Secretary) to lead the network. Congratulations to them!
@USAIDEastAfrica
@igadsecretariat
Honored to have
@igadsecretariat
Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
grace
@_ICEPCVE
workshop and re-emphasize need to mainstream gender whilst noting the importance of understanding root causes of gender gaps and identifying the best ways of filling them
#Gender4PCVE
#IPPSHAR
Technology is making it possible to radicalize into violent extremism without the need for physical contact...we are duty-bound to develop and deploy innovative tools to understand, expose and counter this threat ~ IGAD ES
@DrWorkneh
at the just-concluded US-Africa Tech Challenge
We welcome Dr. Bahati Richardson (Coordinator), Ismail Biro (Secretary) & Jackie Bomboma (Communications); and Secretariat members Vincesia Fuko & Rashid Mohamed Rashid on their election to represent the youth network in Tanzania. Hongera!
The IGAD Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
in his opening remarks delivered by
@_ICEPCVE
Director
@DrKinyanjui
has noted that the Annual Regional Research Conference is a great stride towards ensuring evidence based policies & actions in PCVE that are gender sensitive
#Research4PCVE
All set to host the 'State and Non-State Actors Collaboration Workshop in PCVE' which brings together government officials, CSOs & youth representatives drawn from
@_ICEPCVE
network to explore how to revitalize collaborative efforts in PCVE
#United4PCVE
@DanishMFA
@Denmark_Addis
The Centre is truly honored to have had the
@igadsecretariat
Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
join the media practitioners at the 'Peer to Peer Learning Forum'. He urged the media practitioners to be cognizant of the critical role they play in P/CVE
#Media4PCVE
#Gender4PCVE
The
@_ICEPCVE
staff is visiting Sweden at the invitation of
@FBAFolke
for an intense three day training in mainstreaming gender in preventing and countering violent extremism
#Gender4PCVE
Honored to host researchers at the 4th Annual Regional Research Conference themed 'Integrating Gender Perspectives in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism' in
#Djibouti
. The Centre remains committed to seeing that research informs it's mandate in P/CVE
#Research4PCVE
Excited to be part of this timely workshop on 'Gender Mainstreaming and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda' for
@igadsecretariat
staff which aims to provide a common understanding of the thematic and being implemented by
@FBAFolke
in partnership with
@_ICEPCVE
.
All set to host the 'Regional Peer to Peer Workshop in PCVE' which brings together teachers, researchers, journalists and government officials from
#IGAD
region to share their experiences and lessons learnt in efforts towards
#PCVE
#Peer2Peer4PCVE
@DanishMFA
@Denmark_Addis
The Centre is taking part in the
@IGADPeace
appraisal workshop convened with the objective of aligning the 'IGAD Peace and Security Division 2024/2025 Program Proposal'
#IPPSHAR
The issuance of certificates marks the successful completion of the first regional workshop held by the Centre to augment capacities of the
@_ICEPCVE
CSO hub and related networks to mainstream gender perspectives in their P/CVE work
#Gender4PCVE
#IPPSHAR
@EUtoAU
@BNMarkussen
With support from Government of Sweden, we are delighted to have hosted a very vibrant group of youths and CSOs working in PCVE areas from 🇩🇯🇪🇹🇰🇪🇷🇼 🇸🇴🇸🇩🇸🇸🇹🇿🇺🇬 to enhance their capacities on designing gender sensitive counter messages to prevent violent extremism
#Gender4PCVE
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
is taking part in
@IGADsecretariat
'Senior Management Meeting' in Djibouti being chaired by the Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
. The aim of the meeting is to take stock of achievements, challenges and prepare the roadmap for the future activities.
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
& Deputy Director
@Mohamedbilkent
were welcomed by 🇹🇷 Ambassador to 🇩🇯
@cenkuraz2
at Turkish Embassy
@CibutiBE
. Discussed on potential areas of cooperation with Govt of Türkiye & its institutions & agreed to develop a joint framework of cooperation
The issuance of certificates of participation marks the successful ending of the 3 days workshop on 'State and Non-State Actors Collaboration Workshop in PCVE'
#United4PCVE
@DanishMFA
@Denmark_Addis
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
joined the IGAD Deputy Executive Secretary
@MAWareSO
in representing the Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
in a meeting with the
@USAID
Mission Director, David Gosney. Discussions focused on geopolitics, security & potential areas of collaboration.
The
@_ICEPCVE
team met with the
@DanishMFA
appraisal team to discuss the next phase of the Peace & Stabilisation Programme. Grateful for the continued support by Government of Denmark to implement PCVE initiatives in the IGAD region
@Denmark_Addis
@alskommer
@MarinaBuch1
The Center Director is participating in the African Regional High-Level Conference on counter-terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism conducive to terrorism.
@igadsecretariat
The IGAD Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
& team made a stopover in Goubet on their way to Tadjoura for the Senior Management Retreat. The retreat will analyze achievements & challenges faced by IGAD in the past & develop strategic roadmap interventions to focus in the next 5 years
The IGAD Election Observation Mission led by
@_ICEPCVE
Director
@DrKinyanjui
has released its preliminary report & commends the people of Djibouti for orderly & peaceful legislative elections. The EOM has called for frameworks to be put in place to encourage youth participation.
Your contribution to 3-day discussions on the VE landscape in the region in relation to narratives and gender was amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This was an inclusive and synchronized approach that supports the rule of law and highlights the respect for the constitution ~ H. E. M. Mahmoud Ali Youssuf, Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affairs
@ymahmoudali
We are glad to host our partners from Denmark -
@AdamRavnkilde
,
@TomMeleady
from
@Denmark_Addis
& Signe Fischer from
@denmarkinkenya
at a courtesy visit in Djibouti. The Director of Multilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guelleh Idriss Omar welcomed the team.
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
joined the Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
in the inaugural ceremony of the very 1st IGAD Youth Envoy. Youth are critical stakeholders in PCVE &
@_ICEPCVE
looks forward to working with the IGAD Youth Envoy in mobilizing a regional movement for PCVE
Head of Strategic Communications
@KuiNjiiri
takes the religious leaders on why strategic communications are critical in countering violent extremism and how to effectively integrate them to undermine violent extremists ideologies
#Religion4PCVE
#IPPSHAR
The IGAD Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
in his opening remarks at the 'FBA/ICEPCVE Gender Mainstreaming Workshop' has emphasized on role of gender mainstreaming in revitalizing
@igadsecretariat
noting that it is imperative for gender to be mainstreamed in the entire institution
1/2 In his welcoming remarks
@_ICEPCVE
Director
@DrKinyanjui
has passed the IGAD Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
regards and message that the nature of violent extremism is constantly changing and the structures to address the threat remains inadequate
#Media4PCVE
#Gender4PCVE
Happening now ~ Validation of meeting of a P/CVE engagement strategy for civil society networks in the region. The strategy will be a guiding framework for increased coordination and knowledge exchange.
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
met with Mr. Joachim Beijmo
@jbeijmo
, Head of Regional Development Cooperation
@SweinEthiopia
where they discussed on the implementation progress of the joint project and exchanged ideas on future collaboration and cooperation with
@Sida
The Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
interacts with the IGAD Deputy ES
@MAWareSO
, Amb. of 🇸🇪 to 🇩🇯🇪🇹
@HLundquist
, Head of Regional Development Cooperation at Swedish Embassy
@jbeijmo
& IGAD Director of Finance
@OnyariOnyari
on the sidelines of IGAD-Sweden Annual Partnership Meeting.
The Centre
@_ICEPCVE
is honored to have been given an opportunity by
@UN_OCT
to present the PCVE regional initiatives they're undertaking at the workshop on 'Mobilizing South-South Cooperation in Support of Countering Terrorism & Preventing VE in Eastern and Southern Africa'
Set to host the inaugural 'Regional Legislators Meeting' which will provide a platform to disseminate findings from research conducted to review P/CVE legislations in place in East & HoA and augment legislators capacities to conduct gender audits on the legislations
#Gender4PCVE
The IGAD Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
and the Centre Director
@DrKinyanjui
had a working lunch with the Italian Ambassador to 🇪🇹🇩🇯 IGAD and AU, H.E Agostino Palese in Addis Ababa. Among the issues discussed was the Italian Carabinieri-IGAD support in P/CVE
@ItalyinEthiopia
Director of the Centre
@DrKinyanjui
takes the religious leaders through the understanding of the concept of Violent Extremism "anyone that uses violence on innocent people to achieve ideological or religious goals is an extremist."
The Centre has been part of the 2 day Celebration of the 2024 Golden Rule Day & Commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
@kuinjiiri
made a presentation on the Centre's continued engagement with religious leaders to augment their capacity to nullify VEOs narratives
#PCVE