A new report says there is mounting evidence that jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin.

Extremists have settled in Nigeria's Kainji Lake National Park, which holds one of West Africa’s fast-declining lion populations, prompting concerns from conservationists as the area is poorly ...

The extremists believed to be linked to al Qaeda have in the last year crossed over from Benin’s hard-hit northern region and settled in Kainji Lake National Park, one of Nigeria’s largest ...

The extremists believed to be linked to al-Qaida have in the last year crossed over from Benin’s hard-hit northern region and settled in Kainji Lake National Park, one of Nigeria’s largest, where ...

Rangers patrol at the Kainji Lake National Park in Nigeria's Niger State, February 2023. Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa's volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern ...