Tag: Global Terrorism Index
Terrorism rebounds in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded its first increase in terrorism in three years in 2023, with total deaths rising by 34% to 524, marking Nigeria’s highest death...
Burkina Faso takes over from Afghanistan as most terrorism-affected country
Last year Burkina Faso surpassed Afghanistan as the country most impacted by terrorism, with nearly 2 000 deaths as the global terrorism epicentre shifts...
Global terrorism deaths on the increase
Global deaths from terrorism have risen to their highest level since 2017, with 8 352 deaths recorded in 2023, a new report has found.
The...
The Sahel is the world’s terrorism epicentre
The Sahel has emerged as the epicentre of global terrorism, with the region accounting for more than 40% of global terrorism-related deaths in 2022,...
Global Terrorism Index finds attacks down, but becoming more lethal
The Institute for Economics & Peace's (IEP) latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has found that last year, terrorism resulted in 6 701 deaths -...
Sub-Saharan Africa emerges as global epicentre of terrorism
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for nearly half of total global deaths from terrorism, according to a new report by the Institute for Economics and Peace,...
Index shows terror deaths are down but more countries affected
The total number of global deaths from terrorism has declined for the second year in a row, according to a new report,...
Terrorism in Somalia grows for fourth year in a row
Somalia has seen terrorism increase for the fourth year in a row, with twice as many attacks and deaths in 2014 than...
Terrorism at highest level ever, with Boko Haram the world’s deadliest...
Boko Haram and Islamic State (IS) were jointly responsible for 51% of all claimed global terror fatalities in 2014, with Boko Haram...
Terrorism at highest level ever, with Boko Haram the world’s deadliest...
Boko Haram and Islamic State (IS) were jointly responsible for 51% of all claimed global terror fatalities in 2014, with Boko Haram...
Global terror attacks at all time high since 9/11 – report
The number of terrorist attacks each year has more than quadrupled in the decade since September 11, 2001, according to the Global...