26 August 2025 | 10:10 CAT 2-minute read SA’s Media: A Beacon of Press Freedom Amid Global Repression In an interview...
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19 August 2025 | 13:21 CAT 2-minute read Kinshasa & Goma: Diplomatic Discord Amid Conflict DR Congo has formally...
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12 August 2025 | 13:17 CAT 2-minute read SADC Summit in Madagascar; US Tightens Travel Restrictions for some African...
Arica Report: Former Rebel President Joseph Kabila Returns to the DRC Amid Escalating Tensions and Civilian Massacres
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read 10 January 2025 | 11:45 CAT After years in political exile, former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president Joseph Kabila has returned to Goma—the very city where he launched his initial rebellion in 1996. His...
Africa in Focus: Leadership Shifts, Climate Catastrophes, and Conflict Resurgence
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 04 June 2025 | 10:15 CAT Africa enters the new year amid seismic shifts in leadership, climate disaster, and deepening conflict, according to Sison Nkala, a research fellow at the University of Johannesburg’s Centre...
Media Lens | Africa’s Rising Challenges: A Continent at a Crossroads in 2025
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 28 May 2025 | 11:45 CAT As Africa enters 2025, it faces a complex confluence of crises — political instability, socio-economic fragility, and rising youth unemployment — all unfolding against the backdrop of a...
Africa Report: Geopolitical Shifts, Trade Wars & Pan-African Realities
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 27 May 2025 | 15:45 CAT In a rapidly evolving geopolitical climate, Africa is finding itself at the centre of a complex global power struggle, with shifting alliances, economic realignments, and renewed calls for...
Africa Report: Sudan’s Civil War Intensifies Amid Drone Strikes and Humanitarian Collapse
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 08 January 2025 | 14:04 CAT Sudan’s brutal civil war continues to spiral as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensify attacks on critical infrastructure using drone warfare, plunging millions further...
South Africa’s Looming Gas Crisis: Experts Urge Swift Action to Avert Job Losses
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 11 May 2025 | 10:48 CAT South Africa is fast approaching a critical juncture in its energy security, with experts warning of a “gas cliff” set to hit by June 2026. This imminent depletion of the Pande-Tamane gas...
SA Withdraws Troops From The DRC
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 06 May 2025 2-minute read The SANDF are withdrawing soldiers from the DRC after 14 soldiers lost their lives in the region. While SANDF Chief Lieutenant General Rudzani Maphwanya calls the phased withdrawal a “progression of...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 6 May 2025 | 12:30 CAT 3-minute read “Almost anything could explode”: Africa expert warns of deepening conflict and unchecked slavery A sharp warning has been issued on the state of the African continent, with renowned...
South Sudan: MSF Sounds Alarm on Healthcare Challenges Amid Malaria Outbreaks
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 05 May 2025 | 17:00 CAT A fragile health system, recurring outbreaks, and inadequate infrastructure continue to undermine the fight against malaria in South Sudan. Medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans...
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