Al Qaeda’s Sahel branch, Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wa al Muslimeen (JNIM), is filling the security vacuum in northern Mali following the French withdrawal in 2022.

Africa File: Al Qaeda–Linked Militants Take Control in Northern Mali

Photo: JNIM fighters in Burkina Faso

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