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How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups

Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially Burkina Faso, Mali ...
AOL

Analysis-Rise in Al Qaeda attacks revives spectre of West African caliphate

DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an al-Qaeda-linked group stormed the camp, catching newly ...
Al-Monitor

Royal ransoms, a top money-maker for Mali's jihadist kidnappers

The JNIM has waged what analysts call an 'economic jihad' against the Malian junta — Issouf SANOGO At least $50 million for the freedom of an Emirati sheikh: that is the king's ransom paid two weeks ...
The Africa Report

Mali: JNIM’s siege of Bamako eases, but fear lingers

After weeks of paralysis triggered by a fuel blockade imposed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), life is cautiously returning to Bamako. Petrol stations are reopening, traffic is building ...