Djallil Lounnas is an assistant professor of international studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Montreal in Canada. His research is mainly focused on Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and how this originally Algerian organization became, within a matter of a few years, one of the strongest Al-Qaeda affiliates. He spoke to Diwan on the margins of a conference held at the Carnegie Middle East Center on October 26, titled “Sahel and Security in the Mediterranean.”
Security in the Sahel
Djallil Lounnas discusses developments in the jihadi environment of northern Africa.
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This project was made possible with the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY).
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