Africa Articles

2 September 2025 | 11:05 CAT 3-minute read Uganda’s Deal with the US, Botswana’s Health Crisis, and Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace Uganda’s decision to accept asylum seekers deported from the United States has stirred anger at home, where citizens are questioning whether...

26 August 2025 | 10:10 CAT 2-minute read SA’s Media: A Beacon of Press Freedom Amid Global Repression In an interview on Radio Islam International’s Africa Report, Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow at the University of London’s Institute of Commonwealth Studies and...

19 August 2025 | 13:21 CAT 2-minute read Kinshasa & Goma: Diplomatic Discord Amid Conflict DR Congo has formally rejected Kenya’s nomination of a Consul General to the eastern city of Goma, held since January by the M23 rebel group. Kinshasa denounced the move as...

12 August 2025 | 13:17 CAT 2-minute read SADC Summit in Madagascar; US Tightens Travel Restrictions for some African Travellers On 17 August 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene its 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government...

22 July 2025 | 11:50 CAT 2-minute read Sudan faces worsening catastrophe amid mass killings and migrant deportations Main Points: Nearly 300 civilians were killed in recent RSF attacks in North Kordofan. Libya deported 700 Sudanese migrants amid a broader crackdown on...

15 July 2025 | 13:30 CAT 3-minute read This week’s Africa Report focused on three major developments shaping the continent: the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the re-election bid of Cameroon’s long-serving leader, Paul Biya, and a controversial...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 04 July 2025 | 09:28 CAT Interpol’s latest Africa Cyber Threat Assessment Report has ignited deep concern, revealing that cybercrime now accounts for over 30% of all reported crimes in East and West Africa. With...

24 June 2025 | 12:00 CAT 2-minute read While the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating across the globe, African countries are still finding their feet. Speaking to Radio Islam International on this week’s Africa Report, Dr Wayne Malinga, Policy and...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 17 January 2025 The geopolitical tremors from renewed Middle East conflict and U.S. foreign policy are rippling across the African continent, raising the stakes for economies, diplomacy, and regional stability....