Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 21 November 2023 | 10:52 CAT 1-min read In this week’s edition of the...
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The Media Lens
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 November 2023 | 11:05 CAT 1-min read In the Media Lens with Hafez...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 14 November 2023 | 12:20 CAT 1-min read In the Africa Report, Emmanuel...
Ethiopia pushes ahead with hydropower plant inauguration despite Egypt and Sudan concerns
By Zahid Jadwat 23:02:2022 In a significant move, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the hydropower plant at the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Sunday, heralding a new age for electricity production. But neighbouring countries see...
Malawi finds Wild Polio case; First in Africa in Five years
Malawi has declared an outbreak of polio after a young child in the country’s capital, Lilongwe, developed the disease in the first case of the wild polio virus in Africa in more than five years. The strain found in the child in Lilongwe has been linked to one...
Africa Report with Ebrahim Fakude
By Umamah Bakharia African Union (AU) Suspends Burkina Faso as Envoy Heads For Talks The African Union said on Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the 24 January coup that overturned President Roch Kabore. The bloc's 15-member Peace and Security...
From PHD in molecular science to Ice Cream Connoisseur
The foodie culture has made food all about the taste and the experience itself. However, Ice Cream Connoisseur and founder of "Tapi Tapi" although a having a PHD in molecular science has a different understanding and focus of food. He has taken Ice cream beyond a...
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[LISTEN] Behind Africa’s ‘Avalanche of Coups’: Spotlight on Burkina Faso
Umm Muhammed Umar A senior researcher and a West Africa specialist, Professor Jasper Bjarnesen, and Professor Emiratis Andre Thomashausen, discussed Burkina Faso’s latest coup attempt with Radio Islam. Professor Thomashausen said that we are witnessing the replay of a...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: ECOWAS Imposes Sanctions Against Mali
Umm Muhammed Umar Radio Islam spoke to the Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, Dr Mustafa Mheta, for the Africa Report. Dr Mehta commented on the recently imposed sanctions on Mali by the West African community, saying that they had disciplined one of...
Kenyan Domestic Workers in the Gulf in Peril
Umm Muhammed Umar All Africa reports that there had been 1 025 distress calls made, in 2021, from helpless Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia, due to mistreatment, and even torture, by their employers. This was a huge jump from 88 in 2019/2020. The search by African women,...
Tunisia: Night Curfew Imposed Ahead of Anniversary of the Arab Spring
Umm Muhammed Umar Ahead of protests marking the start of the Arab Spring uprising, Tunisia has imposed a night-time curfew and banned gatherings for two weeks. Authorities claim that the restrictions were meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Announced by...
UN’s New Mediatory Process in Sudan Backed by Saudi Arabia
Staff Writer The United Nations on Monday started a mediation process, which is heavily backed by Saudi Arabia and supported by the Sudanese military, according to Special Envoy Volker Perthes. “The US, the Saudis, and a couple of others are very heavily involved,...
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