UN warns terrorist threat Is spreading across west Africa and the sahel
Briefing the UN Security Council, Leonardo Santos Simão, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, said armed groups continue to pose a serious security challenge, particularly in the central Sahel and northern Nigeria. "On the security situation, the threat posed by terrorist and other non-state armed groups remains acute, especially in the central Sahel and northern Nigeria, rapidly targeting coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea. He said women, children and young people continue to bear the brunt of the violence, with attacks on schools threatening the future of entire communities.
- ▪Briefing the UN Security Council, Leonardo Santos Simão, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, said armed groups continue to pose a serious security challenge, particularly in the central Sahe
- ▪"On the security situation, the threat posed by terrorist and other non-state armed groups remains acute, especially in the central Sahel and northern Nigeria, rapidly targeting coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea.
- ▪He said women, children and young people continue to bear the brunt of the violence, with attacks on schools threatening the future of entire communities.
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News UN warns terrorist threat Is spreading across west Africa and the sahel Agencies - Copyright © africanews Screenshot By Agencies Last updated: 1 hour ago World News The United Nations has warned that terrorist groups are expanding their reach across West Africa and the Sahel, using increasingly sophisticated methods and threatening the stability of coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea. Briefing the UN Security Council, Leonardo Santos Simão, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, said armed groups continue to pose a serious security challenge, particularly in the central Sahel and northern Nigeria.
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