Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 14 May 2024 | 12:27 p.m. SAST -minute read As the civil war in Sudan...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 07 May 2024 | 14:17 SAST 1-minute read . The 2024 Chad parliamentary...
Digify Africa, in collaboration with Meta and MSDF, launches the innovative Digify PRO Online Application Drive
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 03 May 2024 | 15:41 CAT Digify Africa, in partnership with Meta...
Tribal clashes in Sudan’s South kill seven, wounding 23 others
By Neelam Rahim The renewed tribal clashes in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state have killed seven people, state media reported on Friday, despite a ceasefire agreement between rival groups following deadly violence weeks ago. "The regrettable tribal clashes renewed on...
The Africa Report: Update on Angola and Kenya post elections
By Neelam Rahim In discussion with Radio Islam International on this week's Africa Report, Dr Mustafa Mehta spoke about the elections in Angola and happenings in Kenya. According to Dr Mehta, the MPLA ruling party won that election. The opposition UNITA party, the...
Africa Climate Weeks kicks off in Gabon as drought and floods loom
Umamah Bakharia The UN's Africa Climate Week is underway in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1 000 participants expected to tackle the climate emergency as it increases throughout the continent. With the severe drought, raging floods, and extreme weather in ...
Ticad8 Summit: Japan moves to elevate ties in Africa
Umamah Bakharia Over the weekend, African and Japanese delegates met in Tunisia for the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development summit, known as Ticad8. According to South Africa's ministry of International Relations and Co-Operation,...
WHO chief comments on Tigrays “color of skin” indifference
Umamah Bakharia The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the world has not been focusing on the conflict in the Tigray region because of skin colour. This follows a civil war that broke out in November 2020 between...
Media Lens: Ethiopia’s peace committee issues a framework for peace in the Tigray region
Umamah Bakharia The Ethiopian government has called for a formal Tigray ceasefire agreement to be reached as soon as possible that will help to enable the resumption of essential services to the war-stricken northern region. In June, a committee was established to...
Somalia’s hotel siege that claimed the life of 21 people
Humanitarian worker Ilyas Mohamed talks to Radio Islam about the recent Al-Shabaab attack on Hayat Hotel that claimed the lives of 21 people.
The Africa Report
By Neelam Rahim Raila Odinga challenges the Kenyan election results. In the discussion on this week's Africa Report, Thandi Smith told Radio Islam International it is an interesting development as it brings up questions of democratic processes around African...
New smart bra can help detect breast cancer through app
Umamah Bakharia African innovators never fail to impress. A recent innovation is a 'smart bra' that can detect breast cancer. According to its creator, Nigerian robotics engineer Kemisola Bolarinwa this device can help fight against breast cancer. New statistics have...
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