Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 25 December 2022 | 08:00 am CAT Border Management Authority (BMA) has...
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Somalia faces its worst drought in a decade that has left millions hungry
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 22 December 2022 | 09:45am CAT The United Nations (UN) has warned...
Ethiopia to investigate 27 bodies discovered on the side of the road in Zambia
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 13 December 2022 | 16:30 CAT Ethiopia’s government says it will...
Kenyan Elections Falls Short of Change
Umamah Bakharia With Kenyan elections coming up on the 9th of August, the country's economy is again a top voter issue. Analysts say there is little to no hope in the expectations for sustainable change following the elections. George Wajackoyah ranks a distant third...
Africa Report: People in Africa have to die in big numbers before the media covers the issue
By Neelam Rahim In discussion with Radio Islam is Thandi Smith, Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa. Thandi speaks about the misinformation in the Kenyan elections and as far as the candidate’s qualifications are concerned. According to Thandi, Several weeks...
Ghana Reports Cases of Marburg Virus While Tanzania Identifies ‘Rat Fever’
Umamah Bakharia Ghana has identified two cases of the deadly Marburg virus. According to health authorities, this is the first time the Ebola-like virus has been identified in the West African nation. This comes after blood samples were taken from two people in the...
Experts Say African Leaders Have Been Uniting In Light of the Ukraine-Russia-NATO Conflict
Umamah Bakharia The Concerned African Forum or CAF says as Africans are concerned about an equitable, just and fair world order as they have followed with concern the events in Ukraine, and between Russia, Ukraine and Nato. Adding that all progressive thought leaders...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Somalians Will Never Accept Normalising Relations with Israel
Umm Muhammed Umar Radio Islam spoke to 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, on the Africa Report. Racism seems to be rearing its ugly head again in Arab North...
Ethiopia leader reports new massacre in Oromia
By Neelam Rahim Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reported a massacre Monday by rebels during a restive region where a rebel group opposing his government is accused of targeting civilians amid fighting with government troops. Abiy said the Oromo Liberation Army...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Morocco’s Deadly Superiority Complex
Umm Muhammed Umar On the African Report, Radio Islam spoke to the head of Africa Desk at the Media Review Network and Dean of the Faculty of Languages at the Somalia National University, Dr Mustafa Mehta. Discussing elections at the Pan African Parliament elections,...
Zimbabwe Introduces Gold Coins To Curb Inflation
Written by Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwe is set to introduce gold coins that will enable investors to store value weighing the country as inflation spirals out of control and the local currency continues to rapidly devalue against major currencies. The move comes after...
UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict
By Neelam Rahim The world organization envoy within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has warned that fighting within the east of the country could spiral out of control amid reports of grave rights abuses within the region’s restive provinces. A recent...