Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM seizes power in Mali — what does this mean for Africa?

05/11/2025 12 min
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM seizes power in Mali — what does this mean for Africa?

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A group linked to the Al Qaeda Islamist network is closing in on the capital of Mali, in north-west Africa. This group, known as JNIM, now controls swathes of territory in the Sahel, a region that stretches across several countries in the Sahara. If JNIM takes the capital, Bamako, it would be the first time an Al Qaeda affiliate has seized power in a country. What would that mean for Africa and the Islamic world? GUEST:Dr Tessa Deveraux- Assistant Professor in Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London

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