The resurgence of the terror group Islamic State in Africa is a 'real and present danger' to the UK, security experts have warned.
The jihadist organisation, which lost its final stronghold in Syria in 2019, is posing a new challenge to security services, a UN Security Council meeting was told this week.
The group is now taking advantage of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence and social media, to grow a foothold in West Africa.
The United Nations has reported an increase in activity by Islamic State - which shocked the world with its beheading videos last decade- in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and other parts of the region .
Vladimir Voronkov, who heads the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, said the organisation has emerged 'as a prolific producer of terrorist propaganda and attracted foreign terrorist fighters, primarily from within the region'.
