The Widening Scope of Africa’s Militant Islamist Threat

Increasingly capable and organized militant Islamist groups in the Sahel, Somalia, and the Lake Chad Basin continue to expand their reach and lethality.

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The Sahel accounts for 41 percent of all deaths linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa.

JNIM has used the repression and violence against civilians by the military juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali to drive recruitment.

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Based on reporting by ACSS