Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 10 December 2022 | 8:00 pm CAT Sudanese political parties and the...
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How human waste is sustaining livelihoods in Africa
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 8 December 2022 | 14:30 CAT In many African countries, human and...
Sudan agreement between government & opposition on democratic transition
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 7 December 2022 | 11:15 CAT On Monday, Sudan's military and civilian...
Doctors among those Arrested in Ghana ‘Baby Harvesting Syndicate’
Suspects operating an alleged ‘baby-harvesting’ and child-trafficking syndicate at health facilities in Ghana have been arrested, following months of investigations. The BBC reports that the suspects include two medical doctors, four nurses, two mothers, two social...
Tunisia: Three Days of Unrest sees 600 Arrested
Tunisia’s economic crisis, made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic, has triggered social unrest in the country. The Middle East Eye reports that authorities have arrested more than 600 people during the recent unrest. Interior ministry spokesman Khaled Hayouni said that...
African Schools Shut as Continent faces Coronavirus Resurgence
Schools and nurseries in Malawi and Rwanda have been shut on Monday due to the surge in coronavirus cases. According to Africa News, While Rwanda only closed schools in the capital, Kigali, the education minister said schools in other regions could also be closed...
Egypt reveals ancient treasures found at the Saqqara necropolis
Egypt uncovered ancient treasures found at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, including sarcophagi over 3,000 years old, a discovery that will rewrite history. Saqqara is an immense necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, a United Nations...
Sudanese Protest Killing by RSF Paramilitary Unit
Scores of people demonstrated in Khartoum, Sudan, on Thursday to demand the closure of illegal detention centers. The protests followed the alleged torturing and killing of a man by a paramilitary force, which, according to Africa News, once ‘formed the backbone of a...
Egypt fails to pay 128 million dollar debt to medical manufacturers leads to oxygen crisis
A source in the Federation of Industries has told Al-Manassa that Egypt's hospital oxygen crisis is due to the government's failure to pay its 2 billion debt Egyptian Pound for medical supplies as coronavirus cases soar in the country. This in spite of the fact that...
10 000 Arrested in Zimbabwe for Failure to Wear Face Masks
Over the past week, 10 000 people in Zimbabwe have been arrested for not wearing face masks in public. Meanwhile, another 16 000 were also arrested, for having flouted lockdown restrictions. The BBC reports that most of the offenders were ordered to pay an admission...
Qatar Airways will resume Egypt flights on January 18
Qatar Airways says it would restart flights to Egypt from January 18, a day after Cairo reopened airspace to the state-owned carrier as part of a thaw in relations. Flights are resuming after, Saudi Arabia, Egypt the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed this month...
Rebels Attack Bangui, capital of Central African Republic
Al Jazeera reports that in the Central African Republic rebels were pushed back after they launched two attacks on the outskirts of the capital, Bangui. Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada said in a Facebook post: “The attackers who came in large numbers to take Bangui...
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