Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 10 October 2023 | 10:01am CAT 1-min read In the Africa Report on Radio...
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Eswatini, one of the last absolute monarchies, holds an election without political parties
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 30 September 2023 | 14:41 CAT Eswatini, the country formally...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 19 September 2023 |12:00pm CAT 2-min read In the Africa Report this week on...
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[LISTEN] Hamdok Joins the Coup in Sudan, while Congo Papers Expose Corruption amongst the Kabila family in the DRC – The Africa Report
Staff Writer Speaking to Radio Islam International, Stephanie Walters, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Security Studies, sought to contextualise the Sudanese coup and its aftermath. She noted how there had been tensions between the military and civilian...
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[LISTEN] When Conservation Perpetuates Colonisation
Staff Writer A recent report from the US based Oakland Institute implicates conservation institutes in Kenya as being involved in serious human rights abuses and crimes, including torture, killings and forced displacements of natives and indigenous populations....
Sudanese start new anti-coup protests
By Mumtaz Moosa Saley 18:11:2021 On Wednesday afternoon, thousands of people gathered in scattered protests across Khartoum against a military takeover. At the same time, some reports have emerged that security forces had begun firing tear gas to disperse protesters....
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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