Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 27 October 2022 | 12:00 am CAT As we head closer to the holiday...
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South Africa to host Ethiopian peace talks on Monday
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 23 October 2022 | 09:00 am CAT South Africa is set to host peace...
Somalia blast hits Kismayu hotel, and police say at least three killed
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 3:12 pm CAT An explosives-laden motor rammed into the gate of a...
Somalia Appoints Prosecutor to Investigate Crimes against Journalists
Somalia's attorney general, Dr Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud, has appointed a special prosecutor for crimes against journalists. Dr Mohamud said that the prosecutor will probe and prosecute “those who carried out killings and maiming of journalists.” He added that...
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...
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