Security Risk Monitoring and Threat Assessment of JNIM in Africa

Military Operations April 2025

In recent years, Saharan and Sahelian areas have become increasingly important in threat assessment and risk expansion, particularly concerning Salafist-jihadist terrorism.

This report examines and analyses the military operations of Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) in Africa.

Date: April 2025

Method: Monitoring of jihadist propaganda (videos, photos, statements, claims) and reports from sources in the field.

Organisations/groups:

• Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM).

Allied/Affiliated: Al-Qaeda.

Activity area:

• Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin.