Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 12 December 2023 | 15:38 CAT Zimbabwe and Botswana have embarked...
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The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 December 2023 | 13:08 CAT 2-min read Last week, Mavuso Msimang resigned...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 05 December 2023 | 12:44 p.m. CAT 2-min read In the Africa Report on Radio...
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,...
Qari Ziyaad Patel Unpacks Al-Imdaad’s Trip to Wajir, Kenya
By Umamah Bakharia Kenya has been described as the hope East Africa and has become a regional hub that promises growing development opportunities. However, poverty in Kenya is still a major issue with almost half the country living below poverty lines. The Al Imdaad...
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...
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