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Greece detects African swine fever in a wild boar
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 24 January 2023 | 12:30 CAT Greek authorities have detected African...
50 women abducted by suspected militants in Burkina Faso
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 January 2023 | 12:30 CAT Gunmen abducted about 50 women in Soum in...
Africa Report with Dr Mustapha Mheta – 02:08:2022
By Annisa Essack 02:08:2022 Dr Mustapha Mheta, Senior Researcher and Head of Africa Desk at Media Review Network, Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Dean of the School of Languages at Somali National University, spoke to Radio Islam International. He covered the...
Somalia elects former Al- Shabab co founder as religious minister
Umamah Bakharia Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has named a co-founder and spokesman of the Al-Shabaab, Muktar Robow as minister for religious affairs. A move that could help strengthen the fight against the insurgents or provoke further clan clashes. Speaking...
The Africa Report: SADC and Rwanda armies suffocate the rebels in Cabo Delgado
By Neelam Rahim Radio Islam International is joined by Dr Mustafa Mehta, Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages at the Somali National University in a discussion on the Africa Report. According to Dr Mehta, the...
France Tries to Boost Relations In African Countries
Umamah Bakharia Last week, French president Emmanuel Macron embarked on a three-nation tour of west African countries. The trip included Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau, with the continent's food crisis at the top of the agenda. The official state visit comes days...
Sleepless Nights for Zimbabweans over Termination of Exemption Permit
Umm Muhammed Umar The Zimbabwean Immigration Federation is taking the Department of Home Affairs to court over the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP). This is the second lawsuit the department is facing over the looming termination of the ZEP, after...
Nigerian Unions Protest Over 6 Month University Closures
Umamah Bakharia The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) are embarking on a two-day protest on Tuesday to demonstrate against a six-month shutdown of public universities across the country due to pay disagreements between the government and teachers. Speaking to Radio Islam...
Tunisian Referendum Amendments Possible Return To Autocratic Rule
Umamah Bakharia Tunisians have voted in a referendum on a new constitution that critics of the president fear will dismantle the democracy after a 2011 revolution by handing him nearly total power. The vote was held on the first anniversary of Kais Saied’s ousting of...
The Africa Report: Angola gears up for elections in August, but there are issues around media freedom
By Neelam Rahim Thandi Smith, the head of programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, joins the discussion with Radio Islam International. The News headlines have been dominated by Banyana Banyana winning the women’s AFCON in Morocco. According to Thandi, the country...
Vaccination Campaign Efforts in Africa: Monkeypox, Marburg and Covid
Umamah Bakharia While Covid-19 vaccines have been rolling out globally, emerging viruses like monkeypox and Marburg have recently been detected in South Africa and globally. This has raised concerns over what is being done to curb the virus and the vaccination...