Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 01 Januray 2024 | 17:31 CAT The fighting in Sudan continues with...
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The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 19 December 2023 | 11:40 a.m. CAT 1-min read In this week’s Africa Report...
Zimbabwe and Botswana introduce visa-free travel deal
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 12 December 2023 | 15:38 CAT Zimbabwe and Botswana have embarked...
Morocco Bans ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Film
Umm Muhammed Umar A sacrilegious film, ‘The Lady of Heaven’, has been banned in Morocco. The film will not be screened for commercial or cultural purposes in the North African country. The BBC reports that the film was condemned by the country's religious council. The...
Africa Report: Tensions rise in Rwanda, food scarcity in Africa and Kenyan elections
Raahil Sain 08:06:2022 In the Africa report on Radio Islam International political analyst, Stephanie Wolters discusses rising tensions in Rwanda, food scarcity in Africa and the upcoming Kenyan election. According to Wolters, the M23 rebel group is symbolic of the...
Africa’s State Of The Climate Change Agenda Ahead of COP27 Summit
Written by Umamah Bakharia The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, will be the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt this year. However, the African Climate Foundation argues...
Egypt asks Interpol to arrest 4 journalists
By Raahil Sain 03:06:2022 A court in Egypt has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for four Egyptian journalists working in Turkiye and hand them over to Egyptian authorities. Interpol's Red Notice system allows member states to request worldwide law enforcement...
Massacre at Catholic Church in Nigeria, at least 50 killed
By Neelam Rahim According to a hospital doctor and media reports, shooters attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people, including women and children. Worshippers attended Pentecost Sunday Mass when gunfire erupted...
EU Comes Up With Solidarity Lane to Transport Grain From Ukraine to Africa
Written by Umamah Bakharia The European Union (EU) says it's building solidarity lanes to help export Ukraine's agricultural goods to Africa and elsewhere. This is according to the president of the European Union (EU) Commission Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen. She...
Africa Report: Nigeria’s Elections, Sudan’s Lift of State of Emergency etc.
Written by Umamah Bakharia Geo-political analyst for SPM Intelligence, Damimola Olawuyi analyses this week's Africa report with Radio Islam International. Nigeria's General Elections Candidates Kick-Off Canvasing Nigeria's election office [INEC] has...
Climate activists demand ADB commit to just transition to 100% renewable energy in SA
By Annisa Essack 25:05:2022 Activists, including those from African countries, demonstrated outside African Development Bank offices globally on Africa Day. Radio Islam International spoke to Alia Kajee, Public Finance Campaigner, at 350Africa.org to find out more....
Umm Muhammed Umar Senior Research Fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs, Stephanie Walters, was interviewed on Radio Islam’s ‘Africa Report’. Mali has withdrawn from the G5 Sahel in protest against ECOWAS sanctions, the latest in a series of...
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