Africa: UN Official Warns Terrorism and Organized Crime Increasingly Linked

Terrorism in Africa is increasingly linked to organized crime, and the continent's governments must take stronger steps to try to break those connections, a senior United Nations official said as he called for countries worldwide to broaden their anti-terrorist strategies beyond involving only the military and law enforcement agencies.

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Source: AllAfrica.com

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