Increasing Terrorism in Africa

Terrorism is once again on the rise and Islamist extremists are working towards establishing caliphates in parts of Africa. The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a Pentagon branch focused on analysis, published a report in August 2022 that stated that terror attacks in Africa have increased 300% over the last decade with violent attacks doubling just in the last three years. Due to the easing of COVID restrictions and the increase of unemployment, Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming a “locus of terrorism”. According to the 2022 Global Terrorism Index report, “terrorism-related deaths have risen by over 1,000 percent between 2007 and…