Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 25 December 2022 | 08:00 am CAT Border Management Authority (BMA) has...
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Somalia faces its worst drought in a decade that has left millions hungry
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 22 December 2022 | 09:45am CAT The United Nations (UN) has warned...
Ethiopia to investigate 27 bodies discovered on the side of the road in Zambia
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 13 December 2022 | 16:30 CAT Ethiopia’s government says it will...
Egypt receives its first 50 000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine
A consignment of 50 000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine arrived this week in Egypt as part of a program to vaccinate health workers. The countries cabinet confirmed reports in the local media that the consignment arrived of Sunday. Egypt in December received...
5 Killed,10 Wounded in Somalia Hotel Blast
Africa News reports that gunmen stormed the Afrik Hotel, in Mogadishu, Somalia, known to be frequented by officials, members of the security forces and humanitarian workers. 5 people died in Sunday afternoon's attack. Amongst them was former Defense Minister...
Nigerians deported from Saudi Arabia following Social Media Video
Hundreds of Nigerians living in Saudi Arabia without work or residency permits have been deported, following several migrants having posted a video on social media about their squalid conditions, and asking for help. The BBC reports that 384 people were flown from...
United States says Eritrean forces should leave Ethiopia’s Tigray region immediately
The United States ordered all soldiers to leave Ethiopia’s battlefront Tigray region immediately. Fugitive leaders of the Tigray region have been pursued by Eritreans, who are fighting side by side with Ethiopian forces, but Ethiopia’s government has denied their...
Tanzania’s President Cautious about Vaccinating against ‘new, weird corona’
Tanzania's President John Magufuli says the vaccines against the coronavirus could harm his nation. He has warned health officials against acquiring Covid-19 vaccines, saying, "The ministry of health should be careful, they should not hurry to try these vaccines...
Court Orders Ugandan Military to Leave Wine’s Home
By Naadiya Adams Bobi Wine is still waiting for the military forces to leave his home according to EWN, who has been in direct contact with Wine after he was forced to smuggle in a new phone line. This after a Ugandan court in Kampala ruled Wine should be released....
Mozambique: Massive Flooding in the Wake of Cyclone Eloise
Africa News reports that residents of Beira, in Mozambique, expressed relief at the weekend, that Cyclone Eloise had caused less damage than had been feared. This was despite severe winds and heavy rains having damaged thousands of buildings, ruined crops and some 7...
Nigeria’s Lagos Buckles under New Influx of Coronavirus Patients
Hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria, are grappling to manage a fresh flood of Covid-19 patients. Africa News reports that some medical workers have had to stay on duty for days. A mutant strain of the virus has reportedly driven Nigeria’s case tally up significantly since...
Women’s Rights Activist Named African of the Year by Nigeria Daily Trust
She’s a Gambian changemaker, a women’s rights advocate and human rights lawyer who has set the bar high as she is named the 2020 'African of the Year' by Nigeria's Daily Trust. Musu Bakoto Sawo, a National Coordinator for Think Young Women in The Gamibia and a...
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