FUNDACIÓN VÍCTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO 94 - ENGLISH

58 INTERNATIONAL COVITE YEARBOOK The COVITE Observatory warns about the consolidation of jihadism in Africa and the emerging risks for Europe T he figures compiled by the Observatory indicate that in 2025 there were at least 2,018 attacks, in which 9,901 people lost their lives. Compared with the previ- ous year, the figures show a 1.9% in- crease in the number of attacks, whilst the death toll associated with them fell by 5.2% compared with 2024. The majority of fatalities were con- centrated on the African continent, particularly in West Africa, a region that has remained the ‘global epicen- tre of terrorist activity’ for more than five years. Over the past year, 88% of global terrorism-related deaths were recorded in the northern half of the continent, which, for the first time since records began, accounted for the ten deadliest attacks of the year on a global scale. Against this back- drop, Burkina Faso and Mali contin- ue to emerge as the countries with the highest incidence of jihadist violence. 2.018 9.901 88% 9 At the end of February, the Ateneo de Madrid hosted the presentation of the yearbook of the International Observa- tory on Terrorism Studies (COVITE), a report analysing the evolution and main dynamics of global jihadist terrorism in 2025, which is still considered one of the most significant threats to international security. YEAR 2025 ATTACKS OF VICTIMS ARE CONCENTRATED IN AFRICA ATTACKS CARRIED OUT IN WESTERN EUROPE VICTIMS