The "Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement" presents the outcome of an intensive two-year UNDP study aimed to deepen the understanding of what drives young men and women to join violent extremist groups, and what makes them leave. Relying on an unprecedented database reflecting the personal testimonies of nearly 2,200 respondents, both former recruits and individuals with similar demographic profiles, across eight different in key sub-regional hotspots, the research sets out to build an aggregated continental picture on violent extremism, and offer pathways to prevent its spread. The 2023 study builds on UNDP’s groundbreaking “Journey to Extremism in Africa: Drivers, Incentives, and the Tipping Point for Recruitment” (2017).