Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 August 2023 | 10:05am SAST 1 min read In this week’s edition of the...
Africa Articles
Niger coup: Divisions as ECOWAS military threat fails to play out
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 10 August 2023 | 14:17 CAT All eyes are connected to the adjacent...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 08 August 2023 | 11:01am SAST 2 min read In this week’s Africa Report on...
Liberia Fears Jailbreaks as Prisoners Face Starvation
Umm Muhammed Umar Concerns have been raised following possible jailbreaks at some prison facilities in Liberia, following inmates starving as a result of a food shortage. One facility, the Monrovia Central Prison, has been short of food since December 8. Prison...
Hamdok resigns, yet military still refuses to budge
By Staff Writer 03:01:2021 On Sunday, Sudan's Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok resigned amidst the 12th round of major protests since the 25 October 2020 coup, which initially saw him forced out. "I decided to give back the responsibility and announce my resignation as...
Ezzat testimony provides rare glimpse into the deplorable situation faced by political prisoners in Egypt
By Staff Writer 25:12:2021 Testimony provided by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's acting head, Mahmoud Ezzat, leaked last week, alludes to the despicable treatment of political prisoners in Egypt. The testimony, which has since gone viral, shows the 77-year-old Ezzat...
Libya’s elections postponed, until when is anyone’s guess
By Staff Writer 23:12:2021 On Wednesday, Libya's elections commission postponed the presidential poll, which was supposed to be held on Friday, the 24 December. This came after the House of Representatives (HoR) concurred that holding an election would be impossible...
Uganda charges 15 with terrorism for role in IS-linked bombings
By Annisa Essack 24:12:2021 On Thursday, Uganda charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country's capital and elsewhere in October and November that left at least nine people dead. On...
Former Tunisian president sentenced as Saied’s dictatorial tendencies continue
By Staff Writer 22:12:2021 On Wednesday, Moncef Marzouki, Tunisia's first President, was sentenced to 4 years in prison on charges of "harming the state's external security". A former Human Rights activist and Defender, Marzouki was a fervent critic of President Qais...
One killed and hundreds injured in protests in Sudan
By Staff Writer 21:12:2021 One protester was reportedly killed and around 120 injured in ensuing protests in Sudan against the 25 October military coup. Sunday’s protests were the largest since the coup, and they marked the third anniversary of the December 2018...
Conflict in Ethopia
By Hajira Khota Tigrayan troops fighting the central government say they have pulled out of neighbouring regions in northern Ethiopia, paving the way for a possible peace after 13 months of violent conflict. The confrontation between the federal government and the...
Opposition to Saied continues, but without much success
By Staff Writer 13:12:2021 Protests in Tunisia are being vigorously organised for 17 December, which saw the start of the initial uprising, culminating at the end of the Ben Ali dictatorship in 2011. 10-years-later, these are in opposition to President Qais Said’s...
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