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Qiraat Africa<\/strong> is the English language platform for the Arabic language journal “\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621\u0627\u062a \u0625\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/em><\/a>” (meaning African Readings or Readings of African Affairs), which was launched in 2004 to focus on the cultural, intellectual, political, and social affairs of Sub-Saharan African countries. The English platform focuses on the political developments, socio-economic transformations, and cultural events in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qiraat Africa<\/strong> is published by the South Sahara Research Center, United Kingdom. The platform<\/em> is independent in its editorial policies and maintains balance in presentation with objectivity in analyses and reports.\u00a0 It also has no political affiliations or conflicts of interest with any organizations or entities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Editor-in-chief<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Muhammad bin Abdullah Ahmed, PhD <\/span><\/p>\n

Managing Editor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bassam Al-Muslimani, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Editor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hakeem Alade Najimdeen, PhD<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Contact Us” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Allerta%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”]

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