Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 19 September 2023 |12:00pm CAT 2-min read In the Africa Report this week on...
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The Africa Report- 19 September 2023
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Reports of a military coup in Congo Brazzaville while President Nguesso is in the US
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 17 September 2023 | 21:11 CAT 1-min read A military coup is reportedly...
Telecoms Blackout Expanded in Nigeria
Umm Muhammed Umar Hundreds of troops aided by gunships and fighter jets launched offensives on Saturday, on bandit camps in Nigeria's Zamfara state. Nigerian military forces in Zamfara began, in one of their largest recent operations against the armed ‘bandits’, raids...
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[LISTEN] Sudan to Hand Omar Al Bashir Over to ICC and Other Stories from Africa
Umm Muhammed Umar Southern Africa Director of Human Rights Watch, Dewa Mavhinga, spoke to Radio Islam about the coup in Guinea, as well as other current matters, on the continent. The coup in Guinea has apparently been welcomed by the main opposition as part of the...
Kenya: 61-Year-Old Walks 350km to Meet President Kenyatta over Stadium
Umm Muhammed Umar Joseph Chebii, a former Kenyan chief, has walked 350km to the capital, Nairobi, in a bid to convince President Uhuru Kenyatta to complete building work on the Kabarnet stadium. Construction work on the stadium had reportedly stalled seven years ago,...
Guinea: New Government to be Formed ‘in Weeks’ following Coup
Umm Muhammed Umar The leader of the coup in Guinea Lieutenant-colonel Mamady Doumbouya, intends to form a new "union" government within weeks. He said in a statement, "A consultation will be launched to set down the broad parameters of the transition, and then a...
Guinea in crisis, with soldiers demanding control
By Hajira Khota 06:09:2021 The African Union criticised a military coup in Guinea and demanded President Alpha Conde's immediate release. In a joint statement, AU Chairman and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and AU Commission Head Moussa Faki Mahamat called for an...
Silent streets, internet ban as activists call for Kiir’s resignation
By Zuleikha Ahmed 01:09:2021 South Sudan was silent as security forces and police were deployed after activists called for a protest against President Salva Kiir's government that saw internet services disconnected and restored late that evening. In Juba, most...
![[LISTEN] Mohamed Chtatou Unpacks the Dispute & Strained Relations Between Algeria & Morocco](https://i0.wp.com/radioislam.org.za/a/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Algeria-Morocco.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
[LISTEN] Mohamed Chtatou Unpacks the Dispute & Strained Relations Between Algeria & Morocco
Faizel Patel – 27/08/2021 Algeria has announced it is cutting diplomatic relations with Morocco, accusing its neighbour of “hostile actions”. Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra says the Moroccan kingdom has never stopped its hostile actions against Algeria. Morocco and...
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[LISTEN] Muslim Rights Concern Calls on Public to Ignore All Forms of Anti-Taliban Propaganda
Faizel Patel – 26/08/2021 Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) Professor Ishaq Akintola has called on the public to ignore all forms of ongoing anti-Taliban propaganda emanating from the American government. The human rights groups argues that America, which...
Ethiopia to Create Local Rival Social Media Platforms After Govt. Accuses Facebook of Deleting Accounts
Faizel Patel – 24/08/2021 Ethiopia’s state communications security agency says the country has begun developing its own social media platform to rival Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, though it does not plan to block the global services. Ethiopia has been engulfed...
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