Security Experts Discuss Rising Extremist Violence: Africa
Over the last decade, an abundance of resources in the form of military personnel and dollars have poured into the fight against militant violence in Africa. Scores of conferences, forums and training exercises have been held to discuss causes and solutions.Deaths linked to Islamist militants on the continent skyrocketed by nearly 50 percent in the last year to more than 19,000 people, much of it in the western Sahel region, according to the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
"A regional challenge demands a regional response," she added."It has been proven that no country can effectively combat violent extremism and terrorism alone." The meeting is being organized by the U.N. Office for West Africa and the Sahel, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Senegal's Center for Advanced Studies in Defense and Security.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Africa: Cough Syrup Can Harm Children - Experts Warn of Contamination RisksAnalysis - The recent deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn about the use of "substandard and falsified" medical products. The organisation called for more efforts to protect children from contaminated medicine. Toxicologists Winston Morgan and Shazma Bashir unpack the story.
Read more »
Africa: Experts Call For Congo Basin Climate Science Initiative Ahead of One Forest Summit #AfricaClimateHopeExperts have called for a Congo Basin Climate Science Initiative to deploy the scientific underpinning of a forest protection plan. Attending a webinar ahead of the One Forest Summit, they outlined the importance of Congo Basin forests.
Read more »
Africa: WHO Calls in Experts to Decide On Conflicting Ebola Sex Abuse ReportsWHO Calls in Experts to Decide On Conflicting Ebola Sex Abuse Reports: Africa DRCongo
Read more »
East Africa: Refugee Agency Appeals for $137 Million to Help Displaced in Horn of AfricaLifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and most severe droughts on record in the Horn of Africa, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, as the region enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain.
Read more »
South Africa: Rising Food Prices, Ongoing Energy Crisis Place South Africa At RiskSouth Africa's almost record level food price inflation, load shedding, rising energy costs, and further fuel and interest rate hike forecast have eroded workers' disposable incomes and further disadvantaging the poor - leaving analysts predicting that the country was at heightened risk, including civil unrest.
Read more »
Africa: French Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against TotalEnergies Pipeline in AfricaA French civil court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by environmental campaigners against the French energy giant TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania.
Read more »