Africa's Militants May Be Inspired By Islamic State Gains, Officials Told
- Publisher:
- wochit
- Publication Date:
- 28 August 2014
- Tags:
- Africa, Governance, Conflict, Peace and Security, International Terrorism
African intelligence officials heard on Thursday, African Islamists may be emboldened by the Islamic State's gains in the Middle East, and local security services need to cooperate to counter the continent's militants. African Islamist rebels like Nigeria's Boko Haram have not made as dramatic an advance as Islamic State, which controls a swathe of Syria and Iraq.
