With the Sahel in chaos, ISIS-backed factions push deeper into West Africa, aiming to create a new Islamic State across porous borders. As counterinsurgency fails in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, ISIS-linked terror groups are marching toward Ghana, Benin, and Togo—threatening to remake the region into a caliphate. A dangerous transformation is unfolding across West … Continue reading Africa’s Shadow War: ISIS Eyes West African Statehood as Sahel Collapses