In Africa, "the Islamic State has a fiscal base which allows to keep"

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Nigerian troops celebrate their victory after recapturing territory from Boko Haram in 2015. Getty Images

By: Bineta Diagne

6 min

What benefits do jihadist groups derive from their franchise with the Islamic State group?

In a recently released report, the International Crisis Group (ICG) focuses on the case of Lake Chad, where armed groups have pledged allegiance to ISIS.

This document is based in particular on the testimonies of sixteen repentants of Boko Haram and the Islamic State group in West Africa.

To talk about it, Vincent Foucher, CNRS researcher and author of this report for the ICG, answers RFI's questions.

  • Boko Haram

  • Terrorism

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