Islamic State terrorism is surging in Africa while in the western world the threat from far-right extremists has overtaken that from jihadists.
The 2020 Global Terrorism Index found that despite a fall in the global terrorism death toll for the fifth year running, Africa was suffering a dramatic increase in jihadist violence linked to Islamic State.
“The centre of gravity for Isis has now shifted to sub-Saharan Africa,” said Steve Killelea, founder of the Institute of Economic and Peace which produces the annual index. “Seven of the ten countries with the largest increases in terrorism all reside in sub-Saharan Africa.”
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Islamic State terrorism is surging in Africa while in the western world the threat from far-right extremists has overtaken that from jihadists – 2020 Global Terrorism Index https://t.co/KhGDb5BAyQ
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