The first major survey of perspectives on contemporary development issues in Africa published by UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa.

A two-year study on recruitment in the most prominent extremist groups in Africa. It is based on a detailed structured questionnaire exploring the life histories and personal perspectives on a range of personal, cultural, socio-economic and political issues administered to a sample of 718 individuals.

A UNDP project featuring photographs and stories documented in 2016 across six African countries that have been directly affected by violent extremism – Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Somalia and Uganda.

The stories captured in the collection seek to shed light on and amplify the voices of those who often suffer in silence. Their diverse religious, ethnic and national backgrounds highlight that violent extremism is a shared burden and one that humanity as a whole must respond to.