The threat of the ISIS terrorist group continues to grow in Africa, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned, as he is expected to pledge £12.6 million ($17.5 million) on Monday to support efforts to counter ISIS in West Africa. Raab is meeting with his counterparts from more than 45 countries in Rome, including co-hosts Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, at a meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh, another name for ISIS. The funds will be used for a new programme for the Lake Chad Basin region of West Africa, which covers northeast Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. ISIS affiliate Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) is responsible for significant violence in the region, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said. The FCDO said the new Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund programme will support a regionally-led military fight against ISIS, counter its propaganda, and encourage its fighters …