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Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism

AKA

East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (former title)

Abbreviation

PREACT

Summary

Funded by the U.S. government, the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism (PREACT) is a multi-year program that aims to help “build the counterterrorism capacity and capability of member countries to thwart short-term terrorist threats, counter violent extremism, and address longer-term vulnerabilities.” The Partnership reportedly “uses law enforcement, military, and development resources to achieve its strategic objectives, including reducing the operational capacity of terrorist networks, expanding border security, enhancing and institutionalizing cooperation among the region’s security organizations, improving democratic governance, and discrediting terrorist ideology.”

Members

The members of PREACT include Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and the United States.