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ABSTRACT
Thestudysoughttoassessthecross-bordersecunty e asca'Ar"acibc
,dr-rsinTanzar:a
The specific, objectives of the study were to exatne the key cross bordartrerds at
selectedbordersinTanzania,toinvestigatethestra!:::,
,.estoaddressthecross-bcrderinsecurityat
se!ectedbordersinTanzaniaandtoassessthecheenQesfacrigwhenaddress!ngcross-border
security challenges atselected bordersin Tanzania. The study used mixed research desgn
whereaspurposivesamplingtechniquewasusedtose
, 90respondents.Datawereanalysed
usingdescriptive:inferentialforquantitativedataandcontentanalysisforqualitativedata.Thestudy
foundthatnonumberofcasesaboutterrorismwasreportedwhiletherewasnonumberofcivilians
killedbyterrorists.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatvariousstrategiesweretakenbythegovernment
suchasraising public awareness, providingtrainingto the security officers,making patrol and
civilianshelpsthesecurityofficerstoprovideinformationwhentheyseethereisanyindicatorsof
dangerous.Thestudyfurtherrevealedchallengesrelatedtothecross-bordersecurity,andthese
challengeswerechangingtacticseveryday,largenetworkofillegalimmigrantsinourbordersand
fewofoursoldiersaredishonest.Thestudyconcludedthatontheimportanceofmaintainingadelicatebalancebetween
ensuringsecurityandfosteringapositiveexperiencefortravelersandstakeholdersatJuliusNyerereInternationalAirport.Thestudy
recommendsthatthereisaneedtotrengthenCross-BorderCollaboration,enhancepartnershipswithneighboringcountriesand
internationalsecurityagenciestoimproveintelligencesharingandcoordinatedeffortsinaddressingcross-bordersecuritythreats.
