Africa Articles

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 07 November 2023 | 12:27 CAT 3-min read "Conflict and population displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is portrayed as impossibly complex. There are four competing accounts, depending on which side is telling...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 03 November 2023 | 08:35 CAT 1-min read Sudan peace talks resume in Saudi Arabia. The Sudan war, ongoing since late 2021, has escalated between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military, resulting in a severe...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 02 November 2023 | 12:02 CAT The Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force resumed peace talks last week in a new push to end the nearly seven-month conflict between Sudan's warring factions. The revived talks...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 31 October 2023 | 12:25 CAT 2-min read In an effort to halt the protracted conflict in Sudan, representatives from warring factions have reconvened peace talks facilitated by Saudi Arabia, the United States, and regional...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 24 October 2023 | 11:52 CAT 1-min read Sizo Nkala, a research fellow at the University of Johannesburg Centre for Africa-China Studies, discussed Zimbabwe's struggle with a cholera outbreak, Africa’s shifting stance on the...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 20 October 2023 | 10:07 CAT 2-min read Recurring droughts have ravaged Somaliland, leaving a trail of acute food and water scarcity and compelling families to migrate in search of resources. The impact of these unforgiving...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 17 October 2023 | 12:57 CAT 1-min read In the Africa Report on Radio Islam International, Dr Emmanuel Matambo discussed the war in Palestine, the different responses from leaders on the African continent, as well as Africa’s...

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 10 October 2023 | 10:01am CAT 1-min read In the Africa Report on Radio Islam International, Sizo Nkala provided an in-depth update highlighting critical issues affecting Ethiopia, Sudan, and Liberia. The United States Agency...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 30 September 2023 | 14:41 CAT Eswatini, the country formally known as Swaziland, held elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its Parliament, even as its extremely wealthy King retains absolute power,...