Terrorism is a global headache and to fight this menace, world leaders have always mapped out plans to deal with it. Africa has had its share ever since groups such as Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram were formed.
In an address to World leaders at the 69th UN General Assembly in New York, the ECOWAS Chairman and President of Ghana, John John Dramani Mahama, stated that Africa, is vulnerable to terrorism.
According to him, the existence of terrorist groups in Africa, could widely be linked to the size and vast terrain the continent offers to them.
President Mahama explained to the gathering that the above conditions offer them a place to hide and create a safe haven to carry out their inhumane activities.
“60% Africans are under the age of 35 and majority live in extreme poverty”; and according to Presdient Mahama, “this offers terrorists the chance to recruit young ones who lack the skills and education to gain decent employment”.
In the president’s address, he links the proliferation of technology to the development of terrorism in Africa.
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An Entrepreneur, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Communications Executive and Philanthropist. Editor-in-Chief of www.233times.com. A Senior Journalist with Ghanaian Chronicle Newspaper. An alumnus of Adisadel College where he read General Arts. His first degree is in Bachelor of Arts - Political Science (major) and History (minor) from the University of Ghana. He holds MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Energy with Public Relations (PR) from the Robert Gordon University in the United Kingdom. He is a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who studied at Clark Atlanta University in USA on the Business and Entrepreneurship track.
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