Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 13 December 2022 | 16:30 CAT Ethiopia’s government says it will...
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Sudan generals and parties sign outline deal, protesters cry foul
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 10 December 2022 | 8:00 pm CAT Sudanese political parties and the...
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...
Ethiopia’s PM Declares Assault on Tigray State Capital, Mekelle
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the launch of the "final phase" of the Ethiopian federal army’s operation in Tigray following weeks of fighting. His declaration followed an ultimatum he gave, for Tigray fighters to surrender, having lapsed on Wednesday. The...
Surrender Deadline Sets in for Tigray
The ultimatum set by the Ethiopian federal government for Tigray leaders to surrender was to expire at 16H30 GMT on Wednesday. Al Jazeera reports that Ethiopia’s military is threatening to bombard Tigray’s capital. The city has a population of half a million people....
WHO Issues Warning of Holiday Surge in Coronavirus Infections
All Africa reports that according to the World Health Organization, 19 African countries have reported a 20 per cent rise in new coronavirus infections in the past month. The WHO has issued a warning that, as families plan end-of-year festivities, the African...
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed gives Tigray 72 Hours to Surrender
In an increasingly escalating situation, Tigrayan forces have been given a 72 hour ultimatum to surrender before the Ethiopian federal military begins an offensive on Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray. Africa News reports that advancing Ethiopian troops plan to...
UN Chief calls for Humanitarian Corridor in Tigray, Ethiopia
The secretary-general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres has called for humanitarian corridors to be opened in Ethiopia's Tigray region to assist civilians caught in the fighting. Africa News reports that Guterres had noted that Ethiopian authorities have...
Kenya makes Child Trafficking Arrests at Nairobi Hospital
Babies, sold for as little as $400, were stolen from vulnerable mothers in Kenya to be sold. All Africa reports that three staff at the Mama Lucy Kibabki hospital had been arrested this week by Kenya officials during an investigation into the theft and sale of babies....
Zanzibar Optimistic about Tourist Arrivals Amid Pandemic
All Africa reports that Zanzibar's tourist arrivals had more than doubled in October, to over 12 000 visitors. This has heightened hopes of achieving at least half of the annual target of half a million holiday makers. Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus...
Tigrayan Refugees in Sudan Haunted by Slaughter
Tigrayans who escaped intense fighting in their homeland by fleeing into Sudan, are now safe, but horribly traumatized. Sudan has opened the Um Raquba refugee camp, last used 20 years ago, to manage with the more than 25 000 people fleeing air strikes, shooting, and...
Ethiopia Conflict on Knife’s Edge
By Naadiya Adams [Twitter: @Miss_Naadiya As global pressures mount following a two-week offensive in Tigray, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says military operations in the area will enter its final phase. Ahmed said on Tuesday a three-day deadline for the Tigray...
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