Africa: the new ground zero for jihadi terror groups, experts say

Experts warn that Africa has become the latest hotspot for jihadi terror groups. The continent has become a battleground for a variety of ISIS and al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist groups.

"The Islamic Jihad in Africa is real," Jasmine Opperman, South Africa based security consultant specializing in extremism and political violence, who believes Africa has taken over from the Middle East as the jihadis main area of operations.

"It definitely is the case", Opperman told Fox News Digital. "If one looks at the history of Africa, I'm going into Somalia, Mali and the West Africa region, Somalia, the East Africa region, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique, we are seeing that al-Qaeda has always had an entrenched presence in Africa. We are seeing an environment conducive for these international terror groups to find themselves, embed themselves and take the lead in extremist activities in all of these regions."