How An Al-Qaeda Affiliate Plans To Take Over West Africa

Описание: What happens when a terrorist organisation stops fighting and starts governing? West Africa is facing a growing security crisis with global implications. At the centre is Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate gaining influence across Mali and the wider Sahel. With fragile states, military coups, and foreign interventions failing to contain them, JNIM’s rise threatens regional stability and global security. This video explores how a single extremist group could reshape the political landscape of multiple countries, destabilise Africa’s most populous nations, and pose challenges far beyond the continent’s borders.

Video produced by Jack Feeney.

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00:00:00 — The Fall of Mali

00:02:02 — The Failure of Foreign Powers

00:04:11 — A Regional Domino Effect

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