Islamist militants fighting in Burkina Faso are discreetly using northern Ghana as a logistical and medical base to support their expansion efforts across West Africa, according to Reuters.
Ghanaian security officials, diplomats, and others close to the issue report that militants linked to al Qaeda—primarily the group Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)—are quietly crossing into Ghana to gather supplies, including food, fuel, and explosives, and even seeking treatment for their injured fighters in local hospitals.
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