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Vol 62 No 21

Published 21st October 2021


Nigeria

A splintered sect

The death of a notorious jihad leader has shifted the balance of power among terrorist groups in the region

An unrelenting campaign of terror by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) continues to gather steam as it positions itself to succeed Boko Haram, from which it splintered, as the leading jihadist organisation on the continent.

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