Is Ivory Coast at risk from extremist groups?
With growing insecurity in West Africa, is Ivory Coast under threat from jihadist groups?
An episode of the Focus on Africa podcast, hosted by BBC World Service, titled "Is Ivory Coast at risk from extremist groups?" was published on September 20, 2023 and runs 26 minutes.
September 20, 2023 ·26m · Focus on Africa
Summary
There are concerns that violent extremists are expanding their activities to northern Ivory Coast. A report by the Institute for Security Studies says that these groups have found ways to finance their activities, particularly along the border which West Africa's largest economy shares with Burkina Faso.A landmark case in Rivers State in southern Nigeria gives women the right to inherit property. What does this mean in practice?And the museum in the Netherlands which tells the story behind looted artefacts through the centuries.
Episode Description
There are concerns that violent extremists are expanding their activities to northern Ivory Coast. A report by the Institute for Security Studies says that these groups have found ways to finance their activities, particularly along the border which West Africa's largest economy shares with Burkina Faso.
A landmark case in Rivers State in southern Nigeria gives women the right to inherit property. What does this mean in practice?
And the museum in the Netherlands which tells the story behind looted artefacts through the centuries.