DAKAR: By waging an economic blockade and conducting attacks on fuel convoys, the militant group JNIM has made itself the arch nemesis of Mali’s junta, weakening the country’s central government in an unprecedented manner.
The Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, as it is formally known, is the “most significant threat in the Sahel,” according to the United Nations.
But what does the group want and who is behind it?
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JNIM, which is actively extending its influence throughout the Sahel, formed in 2017 when several militant factions merged, including the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Katiba Macina.
