Islam first came to West Africa as a slow and peaceful process ... in one of which they assemble for the Friday prayer. There are salaried imams and muezzins, as well as jurists and scholars." ...

The newly appointed Khalifah of Qadiriyya in Bauchi State, Professor Muhammad Safiyyu Abdulkadir, has called on Nigerians to remain steadfast in prayer ... in West Africa - The Islamic Perspective.' ...

Burkina Faso and Mali known as the epicentre of a jihadist insurgency in West Africa linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State. Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 ...