 AP Photo Recent warnings in Washington about the influence and cooperation of Islamist movements in Africa should not fall on deaf ears. TAGGED: Ansar Dine, Mali, al-Shabab, Boko Haram, Nigeria, Somalia, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al-Qaeda, AfricaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES|
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