Interview recorded in October 2014
Awet Weldemichael from Queen's University, Ontario discusses groups such as al Shabaab and questions what is needed to stop violent conflict in Africa.
This interview was filmed in London in October 2014 at the Global Security Seminar, a gathering of top journalists and security experts. Some of what is said may have been overtaken by more recent developments.
The Global Security Seminar is organised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, The Stanley Foundation and Gerda Henkel Stiftung.
The video was produced by journalism students at Bournemouth University's Media School.
