Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 11 February 2023 | 10:00 CAT The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso,...
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SADC calls for urgent dialogue in Eswatini following the death of human rights activist
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 3 February 2023 | 11:53 CAT Leaders of the Southern African...
Food prices soar in Egypt
Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@me.com 3 February 2023 | 10:45 AM CAT 1 min read As public outcry has become eminent on social...
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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...
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....
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