Facts about #Terrorism (2019)
1/ Terrorism has been on a downward trend since its peak in 2014
2/ Terrorism deaths decreased by 15.5% between 2018 and 2019.
3/ Deaths from #BurkinaFaso increased six fold in 2019
4/ The total economic impact of terrorism in 2019 was over $B26 https://twitter.com/policycenterns/status/1347548781236133889
5/ Deaths from terrorism have decreased 59% since peaking in 2014, mainly due to the creation of the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Basin and the efforts of the Nigerian Defense Forces in north-east Nigeria to counter or adress the threat of Boko Haram
but also the creation of the Coalition against Daesh in the Middle East

@SergeStroobants

#Index 2020 #Sahel @MaldonadosMaria @GlobPeaceIndex @EnglebertPierre @AtlanticCouncil @rezrazielmosta1
6/ The deadliest #terrorist groups are: #Talibans, #BokoHaram, #ISIL, #alShabaab
7/ Over 96% of deaths from terrorism occur in countries currently experiencing conflict
8/ In 2019, the number of terrorism deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan #Africa >>> deaths recorded in #MENA
9/ The last decade was the deadliest on record, with over 182,000 #terrorism deaths, compared to 72,000 in the 2000s
10/ The 6 countries with the greatest increase in terrorism in sub-Saharan África face medium to high exposure to ecological threats
3 hotspots: the #Sahel region, #Angola, #Mozambique and #Madagascar
On far right Terrorism and Pol.violence: @SergeStroobants «  #US🇺🇸 has recorded the largest number of far-right incidents and deaths in the West; both #Republicans & #Democrats are now much more likely to feel that violence for political reasons is at least partially justified »
«  #Terrorism in the Sahel does not happen in a vacuum: it overlaps with local conflicts among local communities. #Climatechange effects are crucial here, as it deepens these conflicts. » @EnglebertPierre @AtlanticCouncil @ACAfricaCenter
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