Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio says he wants to set up an international task force to counter the threat posed by the spread of ISIL affiliated groups across the African continent.
Di Maio says there are fears that the group can regain strength. He also warned against the alliance letting down its guard, despite the fact the ISIL fighters had lost much of their territories in Iraq and Syria.
Di Maio told reporters that with the support of the USA and many other partners, he proposed the establishment of an Africa task force to identify and stop ISIL related terrorist threats on the continent.