Africa Daily - Why are IS attacks against Christians on the rise in Africa?
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Dozens of people were killed in a bomb blast at a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo last weekend.
In Nigeria, a priest was killed and another was abducted in the last few days.
By mid-January, women and children were kidnapped in Burkina Faso.
These are just a few of recent incidents where people in various African countries have been targeted.
What do they have in common? The Islamic State-affiliated groups in those countries have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
And this is just a small snapshot of what’s been happening on the continent in recent years.
A BBC analysis has uncovered that attacks by Islamic State or IS in sub-Saharan Africa are on a “steady rise“.
Alan Kasujja is finding out why this rise and speaks with Abdirahim Saeed, a journalist with the BBC Monitoring. He specialises in extremist jihadist groups.
Published on Wednesday, 18th January 2023.
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