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“The last figures demonstrate (…) that the global terrorism epicenter has shifted to the Sahel region, a region which currently accounts alone for more than 48% of the world’s terrorism related deaths, compared to just 1% back in 2007,” affirmed Attaf who spoke in a ministerial meeting of the Security Council on “the fight against terrorism in Africa,” chaired by Algeria.

“These figures indicate that throughout the last decade, Africa has witnessed a deeply shocking 400% increase in terrorist attacks and a 237% rise in terrorism related deaths,” stressed Attaf, tasked by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to chair this meeting.

The figures “also reveal that in just the first nine months of the year 2024, Africa was hit by over 3200 terrorist attacks claiming more than 13,000 lives,” added the minister.

“While this threat has substantially declined in other parts of the world, it has exponentially increased in our continent,” added Attaf. [/ecr]