Flood of foreign fighters to IS provinces in Africa remains unlikely, but East Africa is more primed than West Africa to see inflow of jihadists from around the world.

A flood of foreign fighters to IS provinces in Africa is unlikely, but East Africa is more primed than West Africa to see an inflow of jihadists from around the world due to cultural differences and the harsh environment of the Sahel.

After the announcement by Abubakar al-Baghdadi of the establishment of a caliphate in 2014, Islamic State (IS) called for…