Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 29 August 2023 | 12:00pm SAST 2-min read During this week’s Africa Report...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 August 2023 | 10:05am SAST 1 min read In this week’s edition of the...
African Coups: Chad Power Wrangling Continues; Mali Isolated
Umm Muhammed Umar Discussing the state of affairs in Mali since a coup took place there almost a year ago, the South African Institute for Security Studies’, Stephanie Walters, says it is of great concern that Mali seems unable to restore the rule of law. There had,...
Africa Largely Resistant toward Coronavirus Vaccine
There is a high level of concern regarding the access of African countries to the coronavirus vaccines. The vaccines are fairly costly, with many African economies unable to afford them. Senior research fellow at the South African Institute for security studies,...
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Accused of Coup
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has been accused of staging a coup by the main political parties in the country. The accusations came after he fired the prime minister and had parliament suspended. The BBC reports that Saied said that his actions were in accordance...
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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