Leaders and experts at a U.N. meeting pointed to Africa as a global epicenter of terrorism with thousands of attacks and deaths each year.
The U.N. Global Counterterrorism Coordination Compact – which brings together dozens of U.N.-affiliated organizations and member nations – was holding a two-day meeting until Friday to address the rising violence and spread of terrorist networks in Africa.
Security & Geopolitics — Africa — United Nations (U.N.) — U.N. Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT) — African Union (A.U.) — African Center on the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) — Algeria — United States (U.S.) — Somalia — Congo — Mozambique — African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) — U.N. Security Council (UNSC)
