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In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, calling for violent extremism to be rooted out. more
UN underlines support for Africa’s fight against terrorism

New York: Although no region is immune to terrorism, the situation in Africa is especially concerning, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday, unde ...

Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched

New York: The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime told the Security Council on Thursday ...

Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Senior counter-terrorism expert

New York: Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Islamic State – also known as Da’esh – continue to pose a grave ...

Armed assailants abduct Chinese and Mauritanian workers in Mali

Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians have been abducted at gun-point from a construction site in southwestern Mali, according to the country's armed forces.

Intercommunal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa

Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks by extremists, continue to undermine peace and security across West Africa, the UN’s top official in the region warned the Security Cou ...

Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency

New York/IBNS: At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast of global hunger hotspots has revealed that escalating hunger will challenge sub-Saharan Africa in ...

US airstrike kills 17 IS militants in southwestern Libya

Tripoli (Xinhua/UNI) The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Friday said it carried out an airstrike that killed Islamic State (IS) militants in southwestern Libya, in coordination ...

Armed men attack French embassy in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou: An attack is underway in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, where armed men stormed the French Embassy on Friday, reports said.

‘Insecurity on the march again’ in Africa’s Sahel region, UN relief official warns

New York, Nov 20 (JEN): Insecurity is on the march again in the countries of Africa’s Sahel belt, where extremists have displaced 1.5 million people in Nigeria and the threat of Ebola is e ...