The highest number of fatalities caused by terrorism worldwide in 2023 was registered in Nigeria, with over fatalities. Moreover, the fact that *** out of the ** countries with the highest number of deaths caused by terrorism were located in Africa indicates the increasing presence of terrorist activity in parts of the continent. Meanwhile, the highest number of terrorist attacks that year was in Syria.
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