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| Extremist Resilience In Africa – Analysis |
| 2026-04-08 |
Text: Extremist Resilience In Africa – Analysis On 22 March 2026, the Malian government released more than 100 alleged jihadist prisoners in exchange for safe passage for fuel convoys.[1] The fuel crisis had brought the country to a standstill last year due to repeated attacks on fuel convoys en route to Mali by the Al-Qaeda affiliate, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). The fuel blockade had resulted in a sudden surge in food prices and the closure of multiple fuel stations in the capital, Bamako. By December 2025, fuel prices had surged above US$ 6 per litre in areas such as Ségou and Mopti, marking an increase of approximately 22 per cent since April 2025.[2] As a landlocked country, the growing pressures imposed by the fuel blockade were intended to stoke further tensions in a society rife with an incomplete transition to military rule, persistent ethnic violence, a worsening humanitarian crisis, and a fragmented counter-terror campaign. Other parts of the African continent, including Nigeria and areas surrounding the Lake Chad region, have confronted sustained terror campaigns launched by violent extremist groups like Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), or Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and Islamic State in Central Africa Province (ISCAP), among others, despite sustained state pressure and military campaigns. More a the link Related: JNIM: 2026-03-29 Benin: Al-Qaeda in Sahel (JNIM) militants reportedly raided Burkinabe army barracks JNIM: 2026-03-25 Benin: Al-Qaeda in Sahel (JNIM) raided Beninese Army barracks and captured numerous materials. JNIM: 2026-03-24 Malian Armed Forces conducted operations in the Yelimane and Segala areas of the Kayes region Related: Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad: 2026-01-21 NAF air strikes destroy terrorist boats, neutralise fighters in Kukawa riverine Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad: 2026-01-13 ISWAP kills 10 JAS fighters in Kukawa as rivalry clashes escalate Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad: 2026-01-01 Boko Haram- Bandits- JNIM are driving a cross-regional terror alliance in Nigeria Related: ISWAP: 2026-04-06 Troops arrest two suspected ISWAP terrorist informants along Nigeria–Niger border in Borno ISWAP: 2026-04-06 Nigeria: Four police personnel killed in attack by ISWAP on Nghanzai divisional headquarters ISWAP: 2026-04-05 ISWAP receives direct training and support from instructors sent by the Islamic State core in the Middle East. |
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