Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 16 February 2023 / 09:53 CAT In this week's edition of the Africa...
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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...
Equatorial Guinea quarantines 200 people over unknown hemorrhagic fever deaths
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 11 February 2023 | 11:15 CAT Equatorial Guinea has quarantined more...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report with Stephanie Wolters Featuring the DRC, Ethiopia & Burundi
Faizel Patel – 08/12/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Stephanie Wolters says the split between President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila is no surprise as the coalition between the duo has...
Nigeria Governor faces Criticism over Domestic Abuse Reconciliation
Nigerians are outraged that the Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, had reconciled a woman with her husband whom she had accused of physically abusing her. They say the woman, Ifeayinwa Angbo, was reconciled with her partner under duress. The BBC reports that Angbo...
Somalia Ends Visas on Arrival for Kenyans in Diplomatic Row
Somalia's immigration and citizenship authority now requires Kenyan nationals travelling to the country to obtain visas prior to arrival. Meanwhile, diplomatic passport holders must obtain approval from Somalia's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Africa News reports that the...
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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