Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 16 July 2023 | 22:09 CAT For the second time in less than a week,...
Africa Articles
Mugabe ally Saviour Kasukuwere appeals after being barred from contesting Zim elections
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 16 July 2023 | 18:44 CAT An ally of Zimbabwe's former leader,...
Africa Report with Thandi Smith
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 22 June 2023 | 17:00 CAT 2 min read Thandi Smith, Head of Programs at Media...
Fighters Recruit Child Soldiers in Mozambique and Other African Stories
Staff Writer The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently published a report documenting child recruitment by fighters in the current ‘insurgency’ in Northern Cabo Delgado. The report documents the freeing of child soldiers by government troops, some as young...
Algeria recalls its ambassador from France
By Staff Writer 04:10:2021 Algeria on Saturday recalled its ambassador from France, following remarks that have not been denied, which several French sources have attributed by name to (Macron). Algeria expressed that it categorically rejected the "inadmissible...
Africa: Leaders’ Secret Offshore Wealth Emerges in Pandora Papers
Umm Muhammed Umar An international conglomerate of journalists has named a number of African leaders as covertly owning assets abroad. Some of them have been exposed as being tremendously wealthy, in contrast to their peoples. According to AllAfrica News the ‘Pandora...
Guinea Junta Unveils Transitional Council
Staff Writer The Guinea junta on Monday unveiled a transitional charter and council on the path toward returning Guinea to constitutional democracy. This came almost a month after the September 5 coup. The transitional charter allows for the institution of an...
Ghannouchi calls for Peaceful Struggle against Constitutional Coup
Staff Writer The head of Tunisia’s Ennahda party, the largest in the country, on Thursday called for a “peaceful” struggle against the “absolute one-man rule” of Kais Saied. Ghannouchi also reiterated its willingness to work with other parties and forces in Tunisia to...
Libya – gateway to hell or new beginnings?
By Zuleikha Ahmed 22:09:2021 Libya is touted to be the easiest route to Europe for Africans looking to create a new life. Radio Islam International spoke to Michelangelo Severgnini, an independent film and documentary maker. He focuses on the current crisis; African...
Africa Report: Guinea’s coup and its consequences
By Staff Writer 21:09:2021 Two weeks after Guinea's Coup, which saw lieutenant Col Mamady Doumbouya overthrow the Alpha Conde regime, little has subsequently changed. There is no government and no transitional charter, which Doumbouya argues will be issued after a...
Guinea’s Coup and its Consequences- The Africa Report
Staff Writer Two weeks after Guinea’s Coup, which saw Lieutenant Col Mamady Doumbouya overthrow the Alpha Conde regime, little has subsequently changed. There is no government and no transitional charter, which Doumbouya argues will be issued after a serious of...
Human rights violations worsen since Ndayishimiye took charge
By Staff Writer 21:09:2021 The United Nation's Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, released on September 16, has accused the government of worsening its repression of opposition figures, rebel fighters and NGOs since President Edariste Ndayishimiye's accession to power...
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