article_snippet: an audio message says that the caliphate, or Islamic State, has expanded to Africa Africa and congratulated "our jihadi brothers" there.
article_snippet: The spokesman, Abu Mohammed al Adnani, encourages people to join fighters in Africa if people cannot make it to Iraq or Syria.
article_snippet: Much of this violence has taken place in Nigeria.
article_snippet: But neighboring countries, such as Cameroon and Chad, have also been hit increasingly hard.
highlights_snippet: Spokesman encourages potential fighters to go to Africa if potential fighters cannot get to Iraq or Syria .
  
highlights_snippet: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's spokesman congratulated "our jihadi brothers" in Africa Africa .
  