Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 5 March 2023 | 14:00 CAT 2 min read A surge of protest bans is taking place...
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Police fire tear gas as fresh protests erupt in Kenya despite a ban
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 March 2023 | 19:27 CAT Police in Kenya have used water cannons...
US Vice President Kamala Harris in Africa to boost ties
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 March 2023 | 17:56 CAT On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris...
‘Mystery illness’ reported in Tanzania
According to local media in Tanzania, an unidentified illness has been causing patients to vomit blood. Channel Africa reports that health officials in Chunya district said that some victims had died within hours. A team of experts has been deployed by the health...
ICC Convicts Former Child Soldier turned Rebel Commander of War Crimes
Ugandan former rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been found guilty of war crimes by the International Criminal Court. Africa News reports that Ongwen was a former child soldier turned rebel commander. He had been accused of 70 counts of crimes against humanity and...
Nine Malian Soldiers Killed in Fighter Attack
Security sources in Mali have reported that at least nine Malian soldiers were killed in an attack that fighters are suspected to have been behind. Their position at Boni, in the Mopti region, was attacked by "heavily armed individuals in armored vehicles." The use of...
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....
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