Terrorism and arranged crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
UNITED NATIONS — Terrorism and arranged crime by violent extremist teams linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive menace” in Africa’s risky Sahel area and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal international locations, the highest U.N. envoy for the realm warned Friday. Leonardo Simão, the U.N. particular consultant for the Sahel…