SADC and the Fight Against Terrorism Anneli Botha Senior Researcher: Terrorism.

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SADC and the Fight Against Terrorism Anneli Botha Senior Researcher: Terrorism

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SADC and the Fight Against Terrorism

Anneli Botha

Senior Researcher: Terrorism

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Levels of Cooperation

SADC / IGAD

National

Sub-Regional

Regional / Continent

International - United Nations

Implementation

Requirements

African Union

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Counter-Terrorism efforts in SADC

• SADC Counter-Terrorism initiatives?• Mission statement of SADC - “Promote

and defend peace and security”• Terrorism and related issues regarded

as sensitive• Perception exists that SADC countries

are excluded from the threat presented by terrorism

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SADC Status: International Conventions

• Emphasis needed - SADC part of a global strategy = parties to international conventions- Parties = 64% / Non-parties = 36%

• UN reaffirmed the role of regional & sub-regional structures• Focus on the AU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of

Terrorism• Blue - Ratified / Red - Signed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12OAU/AU Palermo

AngolaBotswanaDRCLesothoMalawiMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaSeychellesSouth AfricaSwazilandTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe

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SADC Status: SADC Protocols

• No specific operational & coordination mechanism dealing with terrorism

• Focus is rather on transnational organized crime• Protocol on Politics, Defense and Security Cooperation = SADC

Organ on Politics, Defense and Security Cooperation

Illicit Drugs Legal AffairsDefence / SecurityCo-operation

Control ofFirearms Extradition

Mutual LegalAssistance

AngolaBotswanaDRCLesothoMalawiMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaSeychellesSouth AfricaSwazilandTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe

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SADC Organigram

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National Legislation: Counter-Terrorism

DEDICATED

COUNTER-TERRORISM

LEGISLATION

FINANCING

OF

TERRORISM

LEGISLATION

EXTRADITION MUTUAL

LEGAL

ASSISTANCE

1373REPORTS

SUBMITTED

ANGOLA AU Convention 3BOTSWANA Draft 1DRC 2LESOTHO 1MALAWI 1MAURITIUS 3MOZAMBIQUE AU Convention 2NAMIBIA Draft 2SOUTH AFRICA Domestic - Draft 3SWAZILAND 1TANZANIA 1ZAMBIA 1ZIMBABWE Domestic 2

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Other Initiatives• SADC Inter-State Defense and Security Committee

tasked with the development of a plan of action and legal instruments (Dec 2001)- Threat perception- Sub-regional coordination- Legislation?- Understanding vulnerabilities = information?

• SARPCCO: Anti-Terrorism Unit (2002) / Terrorism Early Warning Centre- Intelligence sharing

• Anti-Terrorism training courses

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Future Success of Counter-Terrorism Efforts

• Terrorism is not regarded as a serious threat to stability?

= SADC not excluded from international community

• Political Will versus Implementation- Relationship between SADC and SARPCCO

• Technical support needed• Holistic approach required - Not sole

responsibility of police and security forces