About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of jihadists in Mali and the implications for West Africa and beyond.

On Saturday 25 April armed terrorists rode into the capital of Mali in West Africa. Al Qaeda affiliated jihadists now say they are going to launch a total siege of the capital – home to some four million people. Who are these jihadists? What do they want? And could Mali be about to fall? Yalda speaks to Yousra Elbagir, Sky’s Africa correspondent, about the growing threat of jihadism in West Africa and why the world needs to pay attention - because what happens in Africa does not stay there. Meanwhile, Richard is back in Israel and talks about the potential opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu and why he’s keen to stay on a war footing. You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at theworld@sky.uk You can also watch our podcasts on our YouTube channel here.

People in this episode

Hosts: Yalda Hakim, Richard Engel

Guest: Yousra Elbagir

Topics covered

• jihadism
• Africa
• Mali
• terrorism
• politics
• Israel
• security

Keywords

• jihadists
• Mali
• Al Qaeda
• Yousra Elbagir
• terrorism
• West Africa
• Benjamin Netanyahu
• politics
• security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Al Qaeda

Places: Mali, West Africa, Israel

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