| Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen’s (JNIM) expanding territorial control in Mali will probably drive an escalation of jihadist activity across West Africa in the next few years. The group launched a major offensive in Mali on 25 April and is now enforcing a partial blockade on the capital, Bamako. We judge that JNIM will prioritize […] The post West & Central Africa | JNIM offensive likely to spur territorial expansion appeared first on Dow Jones . |