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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHighlighting the growing threat in Africa, Voronkov noted that West Africa and the Sahel have become hotbeds of ISIS-related violence. ADF-linked attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in atrocities such as the Kasanga massacre earlier this year. He also pointed to the use of weapons and propaganda in the Lake Chad Basin by the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UN data indicates that sub-Saharan Africa accounted for approximately 59% of terrorism-related deaths in 2024, with the Sahel region responsible for over 6,000 deaths yearly \u2014 surpassing half of all global fatalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CTED Executive Director Natalia Gherman warned that ISIS in Somalia is transforming into a growing logistical hub. She emphasized the group’s expanding use of emerging technologies\u2014such as encrypted platforms, AI, and cross-border financial systems\u2014for recruitment, fundraising, and propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, CTED has conducted assessment visits to multiple countries\u2014including Somalia, Chad, Cameroon, and Nigeria\u2014to bolster local capacities. Likewise, the EU\u2013UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility has supported legislative and institutional reforms in countries including Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voronkov urged member states to adopt long-term, prevention-oriented strategies addressing radicalization’s root causes, alongside humane detention practices. He particularly stressed the risks of continued radicalization in Syria’s overcrowded camps holding tens of thousands of women and children, underscoring the need for international legal compliance and collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UN reports that ISIS persists in exploiting instability in the Middle East and Africa, while Sahel terrorism surges, demanding global action. UN counterterrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov warned the Security Council on Wednesday that Daesh (ISIS) remains a resilient and evolving threat, with operations reemerging in Syria and Iraq despite losses of senior leaders, Arab …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":131891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329","service":"facebook","timestamp":1755773856,"status":"error"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[8980],"tags":[14884],"class_list":["post-131882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-un-news","tag-daesh-isis-as-potential-global-threat"],"yoast_head":"\n