Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive

Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive

The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s. One of the most vicious groups operating in the region is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Support Group for Islam and Muslims). The militant group emerged in 2017 in Algeria and Mali, and has targeted civilian populations. The UN listed the group as an al-Qaeda affiliate in 2018. Al-Qaeda is an Islamist organisation founded by Osama bin Laden…

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On 8 January, members of the violent extremist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims attacked a fortified position of the anti-terrorist Operation Mirador in northern Benin. Media reports said the attack at the transfrontier W National Park resulted in at least 30 Beninese soldiers’ deaths – the heaviest loss ever recorded. Similar attacks occurred on 20 July 2024 against the army outpost at Kpekpakandi in northern Togo and on 2 October 202…

A 24-year-old, believed to be responsible for self-training for the purpose of international terrorism, was arrested by the Perugia police coordinated by the local prosecutor's office. The Central Directorate of the Prevention Police, in collaboration with the FBI, acquired several IP addresses, operating on the national territory, of individuals who accessed websites directly attributable to jihadist terrorist organizations, dedicated to propag…

Since the breakup of the Algiers peace agreement and the resumption of hostilities with Bamako, the Azawad Liberation Front has changed its strategy. It no longer departs from the idea of a collaboration with the Al-Qaeda affiliated group, which is dreaming of smoothing its image.

Funding Terror: How West Africa’s Deadly Jihadists Get The Money They Need To Survive - Global Upfront Newspapers

Dismantling one of the world’s deadliest terror group’s access to illicit economies is key to countering its activities By Egodi Uchendu & Muhammed Sani Dangusau The West Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s. One of the most vicious groups operating in the region is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Support Group for Islam and Muslims). The militant group emerged in 2017 in Algeria and Mali…

The insurrection of jihadist cells in the heart of the Sahel, which is Burkina Faso, began in 2016. Since then, successive centers of power have implemented their own strategies to combat the terrorist threat, relying on mutually exclusive partners - France and the Russian Federation. The authorities in Ouagadougou are gradually losing control over the country's territory and their monopoly on the use of force. These gaps are meticulously exploi…