SADC and the Fight Against Terrorism
Anneli Botha
Senior Researcher: Terrorism
Levels of Cooperation
SADC / IGAD
National
Sub-Regional
Regional / Continent
International - United Nations
Implementation
Requirements
African Union
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
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
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
SADC Organigram
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
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
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
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