Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of militants linked to (a) Al-Shabaab, (b) Al-Qaeda and (c) Boko Haram taking advantage of the disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic to commit terrorist actions targeting civilian or military personnel across Africa.

We are deeply concerned by the recent reported attacks on civilian and military personnel across Africa by Al-Shabaab, Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram. It continues to be our assessment that these groups represent a serious threat to security and stability in Africa, including in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are monitoring closely the risk that militants could seek to take advantage of this unprecedented global health challenge to carry out terrorist attacks. We continue to keep our Travel Advice under close review, to ensure that we are giving British Nationals still in Africa the best possible advice about the threat.