Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 March 2023 | 21:00 CAT The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy...
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Libyan forces recover 2.3 tonnes of missing Uranium
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 16 March 2023 | 21:20 CAT Libyan forces say they have recovered more...
Somalia’s drought and conflict forced 3.8 million to flee
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 12 March 2023 | 22:04 CAT In Somalia, the number of people forced...
14 Dead, 8 000 Homeless in Luanda Downpour
Savage flooding, triggered by torrential rains on Monday left 14 people dead in Angola's capital Luanda. A further 8000 lost their homes. Africa News reports that the downpour lasted for about seven hours, the intensity of which resulted in bridges having collapsed,...
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Dies of Wounds
Chad’s long time President Idriss Deby has died of wounds after visiting soldiers fighting so called rebels on the frontline. Army spokesman, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, said that Deby “has just breathed his last defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield”...
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera Fires Minister Over COVID-19 Funds
Faizel Patel – 20/04/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Labour Minister Ken Kandodo for diverting $800 worth of COVID-19 funds to pay for a government trip, part of a wider embezzlement scandal. In a televised address to the...
21 Bodies Recovered off Coast of Tunisia after Migrant Boat Sinks
The bodies of 21 migrants were recovered by the Tunisian National Office for Civil Protection on Friday. Their boat had sunk off the coast of Sfax while trying to cross to Italy. The Middle East Eye reports that the Director of the ONPC, Mourad Al-Mishri, said that...
Gambia: Gender Rights Activist says Ramadan leave-work-early memo is ‘sexist’
A memo allowing all female civil servants in The Gambia to leave work two hours early during Ramadan has been criticized as sexist. The authorities said at the start of the Muslim holy fasting month that from Monday to Thursday women could leave at 2:00 pm local time...
Niger: Pre-schoolers Die in School Blaze
20 children have died after having become trapped in a fire at a school in Niger. The fire began late on Tuesday afternoon in the capital, Niamey when the children were in lessons. The BBC reports that many had been in straw-hut classrooms. The government-run...
Ramadhaan Shoppers Enjoy Cairo Markets despite Coronavirus Threat
Ramadhaan celebrations in Cairo, Egypt, have for a second year been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. However, with no curfew in place this year, Africa News reports that the atmosphere is more relaxed. Cairo residents say that the atmosphere of Ramadhaan is this...
Boycott, Assassination and Bomb Plots cast Shadow on Chad Presidential Vote
Chad is expecting a stressful presidential election on Sunday. The country has already witnessed schemes to assassinate prominent political figures and to bomb polling stations. In addition to these challenges, the opposition has called for a boycott of the vote....
Third Police Station in Nigerian State Attacked in Less than 72 Hours
Three police stations have come under attack by gunmen in the space of less than 72 hours in Imo State, Nigeria. A police spokesperson says one police officer was missing following the third attack on Thursday. All Africa reports that the gunmen freed some suspects...
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