Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 15 November 2022 | 12:00 CAT Global pharmaceutical giant Merck says...
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Kenyan Airways CEO looks to replace striking pilots over wage disputes
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 8 November 2022 | 13:00 CAT Kenya Airways is recruiting new pilots...
Kenyan woman sources old computers to teach IT
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 3 min read 3 November 2022 | 10:30 am CAT A new speciality of IT has been...
Kenya: Masai Mara National Park Loses Three Lions to Hunters’ Traps
Three lions have been killed in Kenya’s Masai Mara national park. The BBC reports that the lions had become trapped in snares laid by hunters to catch bushmeat. The Mara Predator Conservation Programme, on its Facebook page, said, “It is with tremendous sadness that...
ECOWAS Sanctions against Mali to be Lifted
Mali's junta has removed a major obstacle to the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions. by withdrawing their transition leader. Africa News reports that the soldiers who overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on August 18 have renounced that Colonel Assimi Goïta could...
Faster and Cheaper Covid-19 Test Kit Developed by Nigeria
Nigeria has reportedly developed a Covid-19 test kit that shows results in less than 40 minutes. Health Minister Olurunimbe Mamora said it was much faster and 10 times cheaper than the PCR testing method currently being used. While the test kit has raised hopes of...
UN Calls for Nigeria Singer’s Blasphemy Sentence to be Overturned
The UN has called for the release of a Nigerian singer who has been sentenced to death by hanging. An Islamic court in Kano State had sentenced 22 year old Yahaya Sharif-Aminu for blasphemy. The court had ruled that the song had blasphemed Prophet Muhammad (Peace be...
Mali’s Transitional President Sworn In
70-year-old former defense minister and retired air force colonel, Bah Ndaw, has been sworn in as interim president of Mali. A ceremony was held in the capital, Bamako, and follows former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita having been unseated in a military coup over a...
School Children Die in Nigeria Tanker Crash
25 people have been killed in central Nigeria after a fuel tanker exploded following a collision with other vehicles. The BBC reports that primary school children are among the dead. Several victims were burnt beyond recognition. The accident occurred on Wednesday...
UAE Talks on Possible Normalization Agreement between Sudan and Israel
A high-level delegation from Sudan is in the United Arab Emirates for talks with Emirati and US officials. The talks will take place separately. Al Jazeerah reports that the discussions will include Sudan’s removal from the US's list of countries that supposedly...
Ethiopia to Repatriate Women and Children after Saudi Camps Outrage
Global outrage over conditions in Saudi Arabia’s migrant detention camps has resulted in Ethiopia having decided to repatriate nearly 2,000 of it’s nationals by mid-October. The Ethiopian government began repatriating people, mostly women and children, last week. The...
Aid Worker Killed in DRC
An aid worker has been shot dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The BBC reports that the aid worker was killed in an ambush in eastern DRC. Aid group World Vision said another of its employees was seriously wounded in the ambush, while two were kidnapped during...
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