Amid a decline in terror incidents worldwide in 2017, African countries struggled to prevent the expansion of terror groups in parts of the continent, according to a U.S. State Department report on terrorism.
"African countries expanded their efforts to develop regional counterterrorism solutions while they struggled to contain the expansion of terrorist groups, affiliates, and aspirants involved in attacks or other activities in 2017," according to the report, released last week.
Which would explain the decision to ramp up the ability to kill jihadis in Africa.
While killing terrorists isn't the long-term solution to the Islamists who inspire so many of the terrorists, in the short run it is absolutely necessary. Because economic and political development can't proceed when people and things are blown up.
