East Africa: Covid-19 Has Not Changed Terror Threats in East Africa, Africom Says

Terror threats on Kenya and the region remain as they were before the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Africa Command (Africom) has said.
Violent extremist organisations like Al-Shabaab are still looking for opportunities that will emerge with the pandemic to accomplish their missions.
"We cannot underestimate the threat the organisations pose. They are resilient, patient and willing to look for chances that emerge...and recruit members," Africom's Special Operations head Dagvin R.M. Anderson said during a virtual press conference Tuesday.
The US Special Operations Command Africa is a subsidiary of Africom.

Its aim is to counter transnational crimes by curbing the spread of extremism, strengthening partner states' defence capabilities and protecting US interests on the continent.

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