Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 February 2023 | 23:25 CAT Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has...
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The Africa Report
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 16 February 2023 / 09:53 CAT In this week's edition of the Africa...
Wildlife conservation on the African continent
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 12 February 2023 / 21:32 CAT Wildlife is one of Africa's main...
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...
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...
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