Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 March 2023 | 21:50 CAT United Kingdom Interior Minister Suella...
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Over 300 dead after Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique and Malawi
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 March 2023 | 21:00 CAT The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy...
Libyan forces recover 2.3 tonnes of missing Uranium
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 16 March 2023 | 21:20 CAT Libyan forces say they have recovered more...
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...
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...
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