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Islamist extremism — How safe is Ghana?

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Ghana says media reports of a cross-border spillover of Islamist extremism Burkina Faso are untrue. Reuters had reported that the extremists have logistical bases in northern Ghana. Do they pose any threat to Ghana? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Alex Vines of Chatham House, Mutaru Mumuni Muktar of the West Africa Center for Counter Extremism, and DW correspondent in the Sahel, Bram Posthumus.
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