Boko Haram founder's son reportedly arrested in Chad for leading terorrist cell
Africa • Aug 27, 2025, 9:54 AM
1 min de lecture

The son of radical preacher Mohamed Yusuf, the late founder of Boko Haram was reportedly arrested by authorities in Chad, according to intelligence sources. He's accused of leading a cell linked to he Islamic State West Africa Province or ISWAP -- a terrorist group considered a splinter faction of Boko Haram. But do these arrests mean that the fight against extremism is progressing in Western Chad? FRANCE 24's correspondent Harold Girard answers the question.