“Africa now key battleground for terrorism, major increase in the number of active groups operating on the continent,” U.N. chief

Africa is now considered to be the current “hot spot” for terrorism, according to counterterrorism experts.

The United Nations held a panel Tuesday regarding the assessment of current and emerging terrorism threats around the world. At the U.N.’s conference, experts from Interpol, the United States, Russia, Qatar, the U.N., and Google’s senior manager fo…