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Fears over Islamic State group's influence in Africa
The Foreign Secretary, Phillip Hammond, has said he is "extremely worried" that the ideology of the Islamic State group is spreading into west Africa.
Mr Hammond is attending a security summit in Nigeria focused on tackling the extremist group Boko Haram, which has recently developed closer ties with I-S.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Africa Editor, Mary Harper, considers the extent of the militants' influence in the region.
(Photo: Al-Shebab militants with Islamic State flag. Credit: AFP)
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