Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 January 2023 | 12:30 CAT Gunmen abducted about 50 women in Soum in...
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20 000 Zimbabwean’s immigrants cross the Beitbridge Border from South Africa this festive season
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 25 December 2022 | 08:00 am CAT Border Management Authority (BMA) has...
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...
Trump Orders Troops Withdrawal from Somalia
US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of American soldiers from Somalia by early next year. However, according to the Pentagon the US is not "withdrawing" or "disengaging" from Africa. It said that some forces would possibly be reassigned to other...
ISIS affiliate, ‘Islamic State Central Africa Province’ Blamed for Mozambique, Tanzania Attacks
Tanzania and Mozambique have agreed to join forces to fight ‘extremist violence’ reportedly responsible for hundreds of deaths in the two countries. Africa News reports that the neighboring countries respective police chiefs met at the weekend in the town of Mtwara,...
Executive Member of the TPLF Surrenders
One of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front’s nine executive committee members, Keria Ibrahim, has surrendered. The TPLF Top official had served as speaker of the House of Federation, Ethiopia's upper parliamentary chamber. The BBC reports that she resigned from her...
Was Life in Zimbabwe Better Under Mugabe?
By Naadiya Adams Public opinion largely says Zimbabweans are suffering more under President Emmerson Mnangagwa than they did under long-standing President Robert Mugabe, this according to African Research Journalist Tendai Mariwa. While speaking to Radio Islam, Mariwa...
French Bases in Mali come Under Attack
French army bases in northern Mali, were targeted by fire from rockets and shells on Monday. Africa News reports that Kidal, Gao, and Ménaka, had come under fire from so called ‘jihadists’. The attack, which was synchronized, was said to be an uncommon attack on...
10 Women Missing in Boko Haram Farm Attack
Ten women who had been at a rice plantation during an attack in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, are still missing. The 10 missing women worked at the Kwashabe rice farm. Boko Haram is being blamed for the attack. Boko Haram has reportedly increasingly targeted...
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[LISTEN] SADC Taking Time in Acting Against Militant Attacks in Mozambique
Faizel Patel – 28/11/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Political analyst Jasmine Opperman says the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is procrastinating in getting an integrated response to the insurgency ravaging parts of northern Mozambique. Five...
Aid Delivery for Ethiopian Refugees Lands in Khartoum
Humanitarian supplies for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region arrived by air on Friday in Khartoum, Sudan. UN refugee agency spokesperson, Babar Baloch, said that another airlift was scheduled to leave Dubai on Monday, with an additional 100 tons of...
Zimbabwe Gold Mine Shaft Collapse Leaves Dozens Trapped Underground
Faizel Patel – 26/11/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) At least 40 informal miners in Zimbabwe have been trapped underground after a shaft in a disused gold mine collapsed. Head of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation says the incident occurred late Wednesday in the town of...
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