Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 10 October 2024 4-minute read During the Global Association of Islamic...
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‘Letters from the Sky’ – Celebrating Palestinian resilience through children’s literature
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 16 October 2024 | 08:00 CAT 3 min read While global attention remains on Palestine...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 October 2024 | 23:10 CAT 3-minute read Flooding crisis in Chad Chad has...
Zimbabwe Hails China over Vaccine Supplies
Zimbabwe's presidential spokesman, George Charamba, said Zimbabwe is to receive a further 800 000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from China. He said that this indicated the "excellent relationship" between the two countries, as well as China’s willingness to give...
Nigeria: Scores Killed As Boko Haram, IS Fighters Battle for Supremacy
Scores of fighters were killed earlier this week following a fierce battle between the Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram group and IS West Africa Province at a border area between Nigeria and the Niger Republic. The Nigerian Public Relations Officer, Brigadier General...
Congo Blames Rwanda’s Hutu Rebels for Italian Envoy’s Death
Hutu rebels in Rwanda have denied allegations that they were behind the killing of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. They say that the DRC and Rwandan militaries are behind Luca Attanasio’s killing . Attanasio had been on a field trip in...
President John Magafuli Finally Acknowledges Coronavirus Presence in Tanzania
After having downplayed the impact of COVID 19 in his country for months, Tanzania’s president, John Magafuli, has urged citizens to take preventive measures against the coronavirus. Magafuli had previously claimed it had been eradicated. Al Jazeerah reports that...
Trump Possibly Complicit in Violating Libya Arms Embargo
A close ally of former US President Donald Trump was found to have violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya. UN investigators have found that private security contractor, Erik Prince, had supplied Libyan general Khalifa Haftar with weapons and foreign...
Algeria to Manufacture Russian Vaccine
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algeria will begin producing Russia's Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine in six or seven months. Al Arabiya reports that the country’s Health Minister, Abderahmane Benbouzid, earlier this week said that the vaccine is to be...
Al Sisi wants 2 Children Limit to Save Egypt’s Economy
In what’s been seen as a desperate bid to keep costs down, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi hasadvised families not to have more than two children. Al Sisi said, "Living conditions are getting worse and we need a trillion dollars to match the population...
Onboard Birthday Party and Communications Signal Search Led to Mauritius Ship Accident
Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the ship that ran aground in July 2019, has told an inquiry that he steered the vessel close to the island of Mauritius to search for an internet connection. The decision led to the ship breaking in half and tons of fuel...
Egyptian authorities nab a man for trying to sell his infant son on Facebook
A man who attempted to sell his infant son on the social media application Facebook has been nabbed by the Egyptian authorities. The father, who owns a lumber shop in Egypt’s Giza, was caught by law enforcement authorities following a secret operation in which they...
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