Africa Articles

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 18 July 2024 | 19:53 CAT The organisation Open Secrets revealed in its latest investigation that Christoph Huber, a Swiss national living in Cape Town, is suspected of having made millions from the war in the DRC....

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 5-minute read 14 July 2024 | 14:48 CAT Millions of individuals in Sudan are in danger due to ongoing attacks on healthcare facilities. Doctors without Borders, also known as MSF, had to remove medical staff from the Supported...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 21 May 2024 | 12:53 p.m. SAST 2-minute read News of a thwarted coup attempt by gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) emerged on Sunday. Both Congolese and foreign nationals were involved in the attempted overthrow...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 14 May 2024 | 12:27 p.m.  SAST -minute read As the civil war in Sudan enters its 12th month, the humanitarian crisis deepens, with new testimony revealing the atrocities unfolding in the country. Domestic rivalries and...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 07 May 2024 | 14:17 SAST 1-minute read . The 2024 Chad parliamentary elections were held yesterday, marking the beginning of its democracy rule after a 3-year period of military rule. Mahamat Idriss Déby has been in power...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 03 May 2024 | 15:41 CAT Digify Africa, in partnership with Meta and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF), has announced the 2024 application drive for the Digify PRO Online programme, designed to empower youth...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 30 April 2024 | 12:48 SAST 1-minute read Technology giant Apple has been accused of using illegally exploited minerals extracted from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in its products. The broader issue of mineral...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 23 April 2024 | 13:10 SAST 1-minute read The El-Nino-linked drought in Zimbabwe is posing a significant threat to maize production in the country. “We just don’t have water in our region,” researcher Mikatekiso Kubayi at the...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 19 April 2024 | 16:38 CAT Malawi is facing its worst food crisis in a decade, with two million people urgently needing life-saving food assistance due to drought exacerbated by El Niño. The situation has been...