Regional Threat Watch: Africa
Extremist groups proliferate
Valerie Kong explores the threat posed by national and international extremist groups across Africa
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
The resurgence of the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) franchise and affiliated groups in the Sahel region will continue to be a threat, given opportunities emerging from deteriorating states in the Sahel. Among longstanding and newly formed jihadist groups, AQIM remains a major terrorist group with the capability and breadth of operations to carry out attacks.
AQIM’s affiliates, the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and Ansar al-Dine, appear . . .
