Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 18 July 2023 | 21:51 CAT 3 min read In the latest Africa report with...
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Deadly Anti-government protests roil Kenya
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 16 July 2023 | 22:09 CAT For the second time in less than a week,...
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,...
Nigeria: 10 Pirates Jailed Under New Law
10 pirates were sentenced to 12 years each by a court in Nigeria on Friday. The jail time followed the hijacking of the Chinese merchant ship FV Hailufeng II in 2020. They were each fined 250 000 naira, or $610, as well. All the pirates convicted of the hijacking were...
Almost 50 Dead in Niger Motorbike Attack
At least 100 heavily armed assailants riding motorbikes attacked a South West village in Niger on Sunday leaving 49 people dead. In a televised statement, Niger’s Ministry of Defence said five civilians were killed in the attack as well as four soldiers and 40 armed...
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[LISTEN] Elite Star Trading Donates Desperately Needed O2 Concentrators to COVID-19 Ravaged Namibia
Faizel Patel – 08/07/2021 As the world continues to battle the Coronavirus pandemic, there is a desperate need for oxygenators which is critical in the treatment of COVID-19. The African continent has been hard hit by the pandemic as Coronavirus infections and deaths...
China’s Stake in Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict
Tembisa Fukude, who is the Senior Fellow at the think tank for global research, Africa - Asia Dialogues discussed China's involvement in Tigray Province in Ethiopia with Radio Islam. The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) is seeking to secede from Ethiopia,...
Protests in eSwatini – Mufti Feroz Ismail
By Zuleikha Ahmed 05:07:2021 The landlocked, impoverished kingdom of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has been rocked by days of violent clashes between security forces and demonstrators calling for democratic reforms. Radio Islam International hosted Mufti...
South Africa Could Receive at least 400 000 Swazi Refugees if Unrest Persists
-Naadiya Adams Tensions are running high in Eswatini as a civil revolt unfolds in the Kingdom formerly known as Swaziland. Violence erupted amid citizens’ call for an end to the Monarch rule that has governed the country for centuries. King Mswati III became the...
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[LISTEN] eSwatini Government Trying to Control News Reaching Global Community as 21 People Reportedly Killed in Protests
Faizel Patel – 01/072021 The editor of Swaziland News says the eSwatini government has shut down internet connectivity in the kingdom to control the information that is reaching the global community. The protests which erupted about four weeks ago was sparked by...
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[LISTEN] Zimbabwe Goes into Lockdown, Imposes Dusk to Dawn Curfew After Spike in COVID-19 Infections
Faizel Patel – 30/06/2021 A Zimbabwean journalist says the country has gone into level four lockdown to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. Tendai Marima was speaking to Radio Islam about the COVID situation as other countries including South Africa battles the third...
Situation in Swaziland Extremely Volatile as Pro-Democracy Protesters Promise Escalation of Demonstrations
Faizel Patel – 29/06/2021 The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) says the situation on the ground in Swaziland is extremely volatile as pro-democracy protesters promise to escalate their demonstrations. In a statment, the SSN's Lucky Lukhele says reports in eSwatini...
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