The centre of gravity of johadist activity has really shifted. And it's shifted, in particular, to parts of africa, to the sahel. The sahel is this huge, very poorly governed stretch of territory south of the sahara desert. It includes mali, niger and bakina faso - now the world's terrorism hot spot.
As the presidents of China and Russia meet in Uzbekistan, we examine their friendship. They have much in common—but Russia’s prosecution of the war in Ukraine may strain relations. Islamic State and al-Qaeda may be less in the news but their foothold in Africa only keeps growing. And why so many young Korean city-slickers are becoming farmers in the countryside.
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