Though territorialy defeated in Iraq and Syria, since 2014 the Islamic State Organisation have given themselves the means to set up shop in Africa. By no means a secondary battlefield, the continent is today the epicentre of jihadist activities, the populations of the Sahel offering them an opportunity to replenish their troops. The Islamic State Group (ISIS) became known to the general public during the war in Iraq and later in Syria, especially via the declaration of the founding of its (.)
The trial of 14 people accused of plotting the assassination of Thomas Sankara, a revolutionary leader and former president of Burkina Faso, opened Monday, then adjourned for two weeks after defence…