by Ibrahim Vawda | Jul 24, 2019 | Africa, Press Releases, World News
The Media Review Network (MRN) expresses its grave concern at the continued incarceration of Shaykh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Together with his wife they have been languishing in prison for almost 4 years. At the time of...
by Iqbal Jassat | Jul 4, 2019 | Africa, MRN articles, MRN Views, World News
Isn’t it bizarre if not downright scandalous for the African continent which since the defeat of apartheid and its replacement with a democratic order in South Africa, had disavowed military coups, yet is led by a coup mastermind? General Abdel Fatah al Sisi,...
by Firoz Osman | Jul 3, 2019 | Africa, MRN articles, MRN Views
It is surprising that twenty five years into our democracy and taking immense pride in being told that South Africa has the most progressive Constitution, women are still regularly harassed and persecuted for wearing a headscarf. The two most recent incidents reported...
by Firoz Osman | Jun 19, 2019 | Africa, MRN articles, MRN Views, World News
The murder of Dr Mohammad Morsi, the only democratic leader ever elected in Egypt’s history, ousted in a coup d’état by General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in 2012, is an indictment on the African Union (AU) for being headed by someone in flagrant violation of its own...
by Mustafa B Mheta | Jun 19, 2019 | Africa, MRN articles, MRN Views, World News
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the...
by Ibrahim Vawda | Jun 4, 2019 | Africa, Breaking News, MRN Views, Press Releases, World News
In an article published in early April of this year, Dr. Mustafa Mheta of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network (MRN) said: “The AU despite its promises to ensure that democracy takes root on the continent seem to be not doing anything when these leaders trounce...
