National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said terrorism in Africa is driven by foreign terrorist fighters, organised crime, prolonged conflicts, drug trafficking, illicit arms trade, high youth unemployment, porous borders and inadequate policies.
The NSA called for more integrated security strategies to complement military, economic and regional cooperation efforts to tackle the menace of terrorism in Africa.
Ribadu spoke yesterday at the High-Level African Counter-terrorism Meeting with the theme: “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution-building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism in Africa”, held in Abuja.
He said the theme of the meeting reflects the urgent need to confront the impacts of terrorism that had continued to disrupt lives and threaten the collective security of all.
The NSA said 2023 witnessed a 22 percent increase in terrorism related deaths in 41 countries.
Ribadu added that Africa’s security landscape had continued to face…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
