Sunni-Shia divide: No immediate risk of sectarian war in Africa, says analyst
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Channel: africanews · 2016 · News & Politics
The battle between two of Islam's main sects, Sunnis and Shia continues to escalate with the latest row between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has severed diplomatic ties with Iran following protests in Tehran that led to the destruction of Saudi's Embassy. These protests were as a result of the Saudi government executing a prominent Shia Muslim cleric. With the sectarian strife rising and a number of countries allied to Saudi Arabia joining diplomatic action against Iran, there are fears… READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2016/01/05/sunni-shia-divide-no-immediate-risk-of-sectarian-war-in-africa-says-analyst Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews
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