A top U.N. counterterrorism official warned the Security Council about the potential expansion of the Islamic State group and its affiliates in Africa. The official highlighted that a significant portion of the continent, including West Africa and the Sahel region, could come under the control of these terrorist organizations.
While there is no direct link between a recent alleged plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna and the Islamic State group, Austrian authorities noted that the suspects seemed to be influenced by the ideologies of the group and al-Qaida.
