5 , ▁K CP ▁has ▁co - im plement ed ▁Creative ▁Associ ates ▁International ’ s ▁React ing ▁to ▁Early ▁Warning ▁and ▁Response ▁Data ▁program ▁with ▁USA ID ▁and ▁Fund ▁for ▁Peace . ▁The ▁program ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁du ally ▁strength en ▁early ▁warning ▁threat ▁systems ▁to ▁reduce ▁violence ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁and ▁support ▁multi - scal ar ▁st ake hold ers ▁in ▁these ▁states ▁to ▁prevent ▁elect oral ▁violence . ▁RE W ARD ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁agreement ▁by ▁USA ID ▁West ▁Africa ▁Mission ▁Director ▁Alexandre ▁De pre z ▁and ▁E CO W AS ▁President ▁K adre ▁Des ire ▁O ued ro go , ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Emb ass y ▁Niger ia ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Mission , ▁Maria ▁Bre wer ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁Ab u ja , ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁U . S ▁Government ▁RE W ARD ▁initi ative ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Part ners hips ▁for ▁Peace : ▁Since ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁K CP ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁prevent ing ▁and ▁counter ing ▁violent ▁extrem ism ▁within ▁the ▁West ▁African ▁Sah el , ▁including ▁but ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁countries ▁of : ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso , ▁Niger , ▁Ch ad , ▁Cam ero on , ▁and ▁Maur it ania . ▁Kar una ▁Center ▁led ▁a ▁five - month ▁assess ment ▁to ▁examine ▁and ▁class ify ▁“