Neelam Rahim - neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read – 17:08 CAT The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had killed 27...
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Sudan’s Burhan’s response to Hemetti: The army would hand over power only to the agreed cabinet or after elections
Neelam Rahim - neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read 21 September 2022 15:30 CAT Abel Fattah al-Burhan, Head of the...
The Africa Report: Significant number of people that don’t have access to power
Neelam Rahim - neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 minute read 20 September 2022 22:10 CAT Head of Programmes at Media...
Produce Prices in Uganda Collapse as a Result of Pandemic
The prices of fruit and vegetables in Uganda have been halved due to low demand. The BBC reports that farmers in Uganda have produced a bumper harvest. However, the interruption to the transportation of goods due to the measures imposed worldwide to curtail the spread...
Student’s Instagram Account Fights Sex Crimes in Egypt
Instagram activist, Nadeen Ashraf has exposed two major sexual assaults in two months. Ahmed Bassam Zaki, a former student at the American University in Cairo was arrested in July after several women used Ashraf's Assault Police account on Instagram to make...
Coronavirus Restrictions in Place for Senegal Universities Reopening
Five months after the coronavirus pandemic closed Senegal's universities, they began opening their doors on Tuesday. The 78 000 students at the county's largest university, Cheikh Anta Diop, in Dakar, were split into three groups. Africa News reports that some are to...
Zimbabwe to Return Seized Land to Farmers
Zimbabwe says it is willing to return land to foreign nationals whose farms were seized two decades ago. The seizures, which took place between 2000 and 2001 saw thousands of white farmers forced from their land. The land seizures took place under a government...
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Mauritius Protests following Dead Dolphins Find
Thousands of people are protesting in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, over the government’s handling of an oil spill from a Japanese ship which ran aground last month. This follows the discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days. ABC News reports at...
10 Children Killed by Lightning Strike in Uganda
Ten children sheltering in a hut during a storm were killed by lightning in Uganda. The incident took place in the remote town of Arua. The children had been playing football when a fierce storm forced them to take shelter in a nearby hut with a grass thatched roof....
Mandatory Quarantine for Tourists Returning Home is Hurting Tanzania
Tour operators in Tanzania have asked the government to support their plea to foreign countries to remove a 14-day mandatory quarantine imposed on tourists returning from Tanzania. Tour company owners say the requirement is a major challenge to attracting tourists to...
Dolphins Found Dead following Mauritius Shipwreck Oil Spill
13 dolphins have been found dead on the seashore in Mauritius. The find comes more than a month after the huge oil spill caused by a Japanese-owned ship, MV Wakashio . The BBC reports a post-mortem will establish whether the deaths were caused by the oil spill or the...
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