Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 30 January 2024 | 23:00 SAST 2-min read Egypt decries West’s UNRWA cuts,...
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Sameera Casmod sameerac@radioislam.co.za 23 January 2024 | 21:39 SAST 2-min read In this week's Africa Report on Radio...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 16 January 2024 | 12:11 p.m. CAT 1-min read “Africa is mystic; it is wild....
Ethiopia leader reports new massacre in Oromia
By Neelam Rahim Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reported a massacre Monday by rebels during a restive region where a rebel group opposing his government is accused of targeting civilians amid fighting with government troops. Abiy said the Oromo Liberation Army...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Morocco’s Deadly Superiority Complex
Umm Muhammed Umar On the African Report, Radio Islam spoke to the head of Africa Desk at the Media Review Network and Dean of the Faculty of Languages at the Somalia National University, Dr Mustafa Mehta. Discussing elections at the Pan African Parliament elections,...
Zimbabwe Introduces Gold Coins To Curb Inflation
Written by Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwe is set to introduce gold coins that will enable investors to store value weighing the country as inflation spirals out of control and the local currency continues to rapidly devalue against major currencies. The move comes after...
UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict
By Neelam Rahim The world organization envoy within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has warned that fighting within the east of the country could spiral out of control amid reports of grave rights abuses within the region’s restive provinces. A recent...
AU Calls for Investigation Into Horrific Migrants Deaths at the Morocco/Spain Border
Written by Umamah Bakharia Over the weekend, videos circulating on social media showed a horrifying incident of bodies on the ground in pools of blood at the Millela border between Morocco and Spain. It also shows Moroccan police beating and kicking migrants while the...
Charumbira calls on African leaders to use their resources in corruption combat
By Neelam Rahim Newly-elected Pan African Parliament President, Fortune Charumbira, has appealed to African leaders to use resources at their disposal to handle the myriad of challenges the continent is facing. Charumbira was elected unopposed as Malawian candidate...
Tunisian President Kais Saied Expected To Approve First Draft of the New Constitution
Written by Umamah Bakharia Tunisian president Kais Saied is expected to approve the first draft of the new Constitution today. Saied was handed the draft on Monday as it came less than a month ahead of the referendum planned for 25 July. The planned...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Hundreds of Thousands of Zimbabweans to be Affected by Expiring Permits
Umm Muhammed Umar On The Africa Report, Radio Islam spoke to the Head of Programs at Media Monitoring Africa, Thandi Smith. Commonwealth leaders met in Kigali on Friday, June 24th, and amongst other things, discussed the relevance of the Commonwealth. Smith said that...
The world’s most aggressive financial institution — Zimbabwe — raises the critical rate to 200%
By Neelam Rahim Zimbabwe’s central bank raised interest rates to a record. The government officially reintroduced the US dollar as a legal currency to rein in inflation and stabilize the nation’s tumbling charge per unit. The monetary policy committee over doubled the...
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