Any conversation on radical Islamic terrorism leads us to the images of the war-torn Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region or South Asian countries. The spread of radical Islamic terrorism is largely going unnoticed by the International community, including India. Recent data suggests that Africa has been at par with countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria in terms of terror-related incidents. The terrorism is advancing downwards from North Africa towards the central and southern parts and from internal to the coastal areas. 28 out of 56 Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states are African countries, with a population of 500 million Muslims.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 08, 2020 10:07 UTC