Islamic State in Africa: Affiliates and Competition

... a “state”. This is why Africa currently finds itself at the core of the IS strategy. Islamic State’s Wilayat — West Africa For many years, the Sahel region has been the place of concentration and mounting activity for numerous jihadist groups ... ... strains. Such terrorist factions as Boko Haram (recognized as a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) and Al-Qaeda (recognized as a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) along with smaller alliances of radicals have ...