Madrid (ECS), — A new report by ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Incident Data Project) warns that jihadist groups in the African Sahel region have moved from consolidating their presence in desert areas to trying to extend their influence towards the western coasts of the continent, after years of expansion and control of large areas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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Madrid (ECS), — A new report by ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Incident Data Project) warns that jihadist groups in the African Sahel region have moved from consolidating their presence in desert areas to trying to extend their influence towards the western coasts of the continent, after years of expansion and control of large areas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.