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The impact of terrorism deteriorated in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021. According to the Global Terrorism Index, of the 18 countries globally that recorded a deterioration between 2020 and 2021, eight of them were in sub-Saharan Africa. Deaths from terrorism in the region amounted to 3,461 in 2021, comp...

According to the Global Terrorism Index, Nigeria and Somalia are the countries most affected by terrorism in Africa in terms of attacks and life losses. Between 2007 and 2019, Nigeria recorded 4,383 terrorist attacks, while Somalia counted 1,923. Several militant groups are active in Nigeria, includ...

Africa had a total estimated prison population of 1.1 million in 2021 according to the World Prison Population List, a data source maintained by the UK-based Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research. ...

An estimated 5.7 out of every 100,000 women and girls were killed in Nigeria in 2016. This internationally comparable rate for deaths from interpersonal violence is more than twice the global average of 2.6. More: Five facts: Femicide in South Africa ...