Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 12 March 2023 | 22:04 CAT In Somalia, the number of people forced...
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African states led the charge against apartheid; they can also lead the boycott of Israel today
By Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 08:03:2023 | 14:00 PM CAT 2 min read Dadoo, an activist and national...
Nigeria election 2023: Results start trickling in amid delays
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 February 2023 | 11:54 CAT The first results have been...
Kenya Mosque Angered by Jay Z’s T-Shirt
The Riyadha Mosque and Islamic Centre has expressed indignation after a Kenyan designer had, according to the mosque’s management, misused the mosque's portrait. This followed US rapper Jay Z having been spotted leaving a restaurant in California wearing a T-shirt...
Morocco: Authorities Urged to Free Sahrawi Journalist on Hunger Strike
Reporters Without Borders has issued an urgent appeal to Moroccan authorities to free journalist Mohamed Lamin Haddi. The physical condition of Haddi was of extreme concern, as he is being now force fed after having been on a hunger strike for 78 days. Further, his...
Niger: Attempted Coup Fails
Security sources in Niger say that an attempted coup in the country has been foiled. The BBC reports that there had been heavy gunfire close to the presidential palace on Tuesday night, and that a group of soldiers had been behind the assault. They have since been...
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[LISTEN] Palma in Mozambique Conducive for Terrorist Attack, Could South Africa be Next?
Faizel Patel – 30/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) A senior training coordinator, ENACT at the Institute for Security Studies says the environment in Palma Mozambique was conducive for a terrorist attack. The violence in Palma continues, with no clarity yet on the...
UN Probe Finally Reveals that France had Bombed a Wedding Party in Mali
A probe by the United Nations has linked France to the airstrike earlier this year that had resulted in the death of 19 civilians. The report also refuted claims that so called ‘Jihadists’ had been behind the attack on a wedding arty, in Mali, in January. Africa News...
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[LISTEN] Human Rights Watch’s Zenaida Machado Unpacks the Deadly Mozambique Attack
Faizel Patel – 29/03/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) A senior researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW) says conversations with Mozambican civilians have revealed that a local group calling itself Al Shabaab may have been responsible for the deadly attack in Palma....
Over 180 People Trapped in Carbo Delgado, Mozambique, Hotel
There are reportedly 180 people trapped inside a Mozambique hotel. Al Jazeera reports that the hotel has been under siege for three days. Foreign workers are amongst those trapped in the hotel. According to Al Jazeera, frightened residents of Palma were forced to flee...
Egypt: Dozens Killed in Train Collision
32 people have been killed in a train collision in Sohag, Egypt. Authorities say that more than 60 others have been injured. Al Jazeera reports that more than 60 ambulances had beeb sent to the scene of the crash, which Egypt’s railway authority said occurred when the...
Four Held in Tanzania for ‘Mocking’ Magufuli’s Death
Four people have been taken into custody for allegedly mocking the death of former President John Magufuli. The four were arrested by Tanzanian police on a street with goat soup and traditional beer. Urlich Matei, the regional police head in the Mbeya region, said,...
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