Battling al-Qaeda in Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24587491
"Islamist militant groups are active across the northern half of Africa - from Mauritania in the west to Somalia in the east - with Western countries, especially France and the US working with local security forces to counter them........"
A nice little primer on just where some of the enemy are. This story focuses on the larger groups in the northern part of Africa.