© Copyright 2025 WestAfrica Weekly. This move has triggered widespread criticism, with many accusing the... As the world focuses on the fight to curb COVID-19, Boko Haram has stepped up attacksinwestAfrica. Islamists affiliated to the so-called IS also claimed new territory in Mozambique. There are fears of more attacks. The geographic focus ofterroristattacks has shifted eastwards from Mali to Burkina Faso, increasingly threatening WestAfrican coastal States. In Burkina Faso, the number of people killed has increased from about 80 in 2016 to more than 1,800 in 2019... David Nanpet of the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON) told TruthNigeria that local defenders lacked defensive weaponry. He said seven people were initially killed during the attacks, while at least 11 others were wounded and received hospital treatment. Ruth Maclean is the WestAfrica bureau chief for The Times, covering 25 countries including Nigeria, Congo, the countries in the Sahel region as well as Central Africa. Saikou Jammeh is a reporter and researcher for The Times based in Dakar, Senegal. Terrorists kpai Brigadier General Oseni Braimah as Nigerian Army confam deaths of sojas for Borno."In fact, dem attack Benisheikh and Ngamdu, both communities dey under Kaga Local Govment. Especially for Ngamdu, dem kill many of di terrorists." terroristattack. westafrica.Nigeria's northern Plateau and Benue states have reportedly recently seen a wave ofterroristattacks. In Plateau, gunmen killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days.