Number of fatalities from terrorism in Africa 2007-2019, by country

Nigeria and Somalia are the countries most affected by terrorism in Africa in terms of fatalities. Between 2007 and 2019, Nigeria recorded 23,354 deaths in over four thousand attacks, while Somalia counted 7,126 fatalities in more than three thousand terrorist attacks. Several militant groups are active in Nigeria, with Boko Haram being the deadliest terrorist group, an affiliate of the Islamic State. In Somalia, the militant group of Al-Shabaab, also a jihadist fundamentalist group, is responsible for a very large part of all terrorist attacks carried out in the country. Despite counter-terrorism efforts, Al-Shabaab retains control over 20 percent of the country.

在非洲地区，尼日利亚和索马里是受恐怖主义影响最为严重的国家，就死亡人数而言。在2007年至2019年期间，尼日利亚在超过四千次袭击事件中记录了23,354人死亡，而索马里在三千余次恐怖袭击中统计了7,126起死亡案例。在尼日利亚，活跃着多个武装组织，其中博科圣地组织是造成死亡人数最多的恐怖组织，它是伊斯兰国的一个分支。在索马里，由青年党（Al-Shabaab）组成的武装组织，同样是一个伊斯兰原教旨主义组织，对国家所有恐怖袭击事件中的绝大部分负有责任。尽管反恐努力不断，青年党仍控制着该国20%的领土。