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August 31, 2016

As alleged coup plotter's movement contracts in Africa, some worry over power vacuum

People hold a plane model with attached toy, depicting opposition cleric in exile Fethullah Gulen, during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Aug. 7, 2016. As Turkish authorities push to close Gules-affiliated schools in Africa, some worry that it will leave a religious vacuum for the Islamic State to fill.

NAIROBI, Kenya – As Turkish authorities push for the closure of African schools affiliated with Imam Fethullah Gulen — accused of masterminding this summer’s coup attempt in Turkey — some caution that the crackdown could inadvertently benefit Islamic fundamentalists on the continent.

Published in International