Africa: As the Islamic State Expands, How Vulnerable Is Africa?

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As a continent with enough conflicts of its own, it's tempting to dismiss what's happening in Iraq and Syria as somebody else's problem. This is a mistake. As the Islamic State expands - and it's already doing so - Africa is a prime target, with the continent particularly vulnerable to its subversive ideology.

A few months ago, a map circulated around social media purporting to show the territorial expansion plans of the Islamic State, the particularly brutal militant group that is currently causing so much havoc in Iraq and Syria. The scope of its ambition was enormous: the whole of the Indian sub-continent was covered in signature black, as was Eastern Europe, the Arabian Peninsula and the top half of Africa.

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