Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 29 August 2023 | 12:00pm SAST 2-min read During this week’s Africa Report...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 22 August 2023 | 11:23am SAST 2-min read In this week’s Africa Report on...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 August 2023 | 10:05am SAST 1 min read In this week’s edition of the...
Africa Report: Outsourcing security and ‘tribal violence’
By Staff Writer 16:11:2021 Gunman on Sunday killed over 19 Burkinabe Gendarmerie and one civilian in an attack on an outpost close to the Malian and Nigerian joint border region, the Liptak-Gourma corridor. This followed the killings of 8 Nigerian soldiers in the same...
Sudan’s Military Leaders continue Governing despite International Pressure
Staff Writer Sudan’s army general Abdul Fattah Burhan on Thursday named a new Sovereign Council to govern the country until the supposed holding of an election in July 2023. The new council sees him retain his position as the head, with the notorious Mohamed Hamdan...
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[LISTEN] Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia, Sudan and Eswatini – The Africa Report
Staff Writer With the Ethiopian conflict entering its 13th month, the situation seems to be worsening. The government has advocated for private citizens to take up arms, while the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) continues to strengthen, and recently entered...
Coups and Covid- the Africa Report
Staff Writer Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok was deposed by the military on October 25, after tensions had been simmering between civilian and military components of the country’s transitional council, especially in light of the military’s refusal to hand over...
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[LISTEN] State of Emergency Removed yet Egypt still Remains in Dictatorship
Staff Writer President Abdul Fattah el Sisi on Monday revoked Egypt’s state of emergency, stating on Facebook that the country had become “an oasis of stability”. The state of emergency had been in place since April 2017, following church attacks which killed...
Africa report with Dr. Mustafa Mehta
By Umamah Bakharia 26:10:2021 Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, Dr Mustafa Mheta, provides an update on the highlights in Africa this week. The international community condemned Sudan 'coup' after PM was detained. On Monday, Sudan's military seized...
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[LISTEN] Sudan and Eswatini: The Winds of Change are Blowing Fiercely
Umm Muhammed Umar Senior Researcher and Head of Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, Dr. Mustafa Mheta, talking to Radio Islam about Monday's coup in Sudan, said that it had been expected. He said that nevertheless, it was shocking that the army had not gone into...
Sudan: Military Grabs Power
Umm Muhammed Umar In Sudan, the prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and his cabinet have been arrested and the government dissolved, in the African continent’s latest 'coup'. The BBC reports that aside from political tensions, Sudan's economy has been in a deep crisis....
Islamic State’s Malam Dako ‘Taken Out’
Staff Writer Nigeria’s National Security Advisor, Babagana Monguno, on Friday announced that the army had ‘taken out’ the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP) leader, Malam Dako. This followed an announcement the week before, that the group’s long-time...
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