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,...
Algeria’s Borders Set to Re-Open Next Month
After a year-long border closure, Algeria has announced its re-opening some of its borders. International flights are set to resume from June 1st according to AFP, which were grounded in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. "The council of ministers approved...
Seychelles Refutes False Positive Accusations
The Seychelles Tourism Board has vehemently denied accusations that the local health authority had issued false positive COVID-19 tests to force tourists to prolong their time in the island nation. The tourism board said that “the initial reports alleging Seychelles...
Indian Covid-19 Variant Detected on African Continent
By Naadiya Adams Twitter: @Miss_Naadiya Its been just a few days since Uganda confirmed a case of India’s covid-19 variant B.1.617, and now Kenya has also confirmed the variant has been found in patients in the city of Kisumu. The ministry's director-general, Dr...
Shocking: Mali Woman Gives Birth to 9 Babies
By Naadiya Adams In an exceptionally rare occurrence, a Malian woman has given birth to nonuplets (nine babies) who are believed to be “doing well” according to the Malian government. 25-year-old Halima Cisse was flown to Morrocco on March 30 by the Malian government...
Malawi Scraps “Unconstitutional” Death Penalty
Faizel Patel – 29/04/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Malawi's highest court has outlawed the death penalty and ordered the re-sentencing of all convicts facing execution. Capital punishment has long been mandatory in Malawi for prisoners convicted of murder or...
US Urges All Parties to Exercise Restraint as Gunfire Erupts in Mogadishu as Somalia’s Political Feud Turns Violent
Faizel Patel – 27/04/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The US says it is concerned by the violent clashes in Mogadishu, Somalia calling on all parties to exercise restraint and to resolve their differences peacefully. Somali opposition fighters have taken up positions...
US Nationals in Chad Warned to be Cautious on Day of Déby’s Funeral
A post on the United States embassy's Facebook page has urged its nationals in Chad to exercise caution on Friday - the day of late Chadian President Idriss Déby funereal. The BBC reports that the post asks US nationals to keep a low profile and to "avoid areas...
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”...
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