ISIS has had a strong presence in Central and Northern Africa, and along with this article, off the top of my head I can say that there is a current UN multinational operation that is still fighting encircled remnant ISIS forces in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Mozambique.
Quote, “As of 2022, most of IS’s African territory is confined to northeastern Nigeria and northern Mozambique, alongside large swathes of eastern Mali.”
Afaik ISIS has never been active in subsaharan Africa
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_–_West_Africa_Province
ISIS has had a strong presence in Central and Northern Africa, and along with this article, off the top of my head I can say that there is a current UN multinational operation that is still fighting encircled remnant ISIS forces in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Mozambique.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_of_the_Islamic_State#:~:text=As of 2022%2C most of,large swathes of eastern Mali.
Quote, “As of 2022, most of IS’s African territory is confined to northeastern Nigeria and northern Mozambique, alongside large swathes of eastern Mali.”
This is from 2015:
https://www.iiss.org/en/publications/strategic-comments/2015/isis-in-africa/