Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 6 December 2022 | 11:00 CAT Countries in Africa like Nigeria and...
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Africa to receive its first batch of over 50 000 mpox vaccines
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 2 December 2022 | 15:00 CAT The African Centre for Disease Control...
Nigeria launches new bank notes in order to curb corruption
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 30 November 2022 | 12:00 CAT Nigeria is launching a newly designed...
Zimbabwe’s Health Care Workers Strike Over Poor Wages
Written by Umamah Bakharia Doctors, nurses and other health sector workers in Zimbabwe have told the government that they'll go on strike today in protest against poor working conditions and remuneration. Reports suggest that healthcare workers' remuneration is so...
Zimbabwe’s Economic Crisis Worsens As Inflation Increases
Written by Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwe's economic crisis seems to be worsening. The fall-out from the Ukraine invasion, a local currency and government interventions are all contributing to skyrocketing cost of living in Zimbabwe. With official inflation rates at 130%,...
15,000 sheep drown in the Red Sea as ship sinks in Sudan
By Neelam Rahim Officials said more than 15,000 sheep drowned on Sunday in Sudan’s Red Sea port of Suakin after a livestock ship sunk. The livestock vessel exported the animals from Sudan to Saudi Arabia when it sank. The ship, Badr 1, sank during the early hours of...
Morocco Bans ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Film
Umm Muhammed Umar A sacrilegious film, ‘The Lady of Heaven’, has been banned in Morocco. The film will not be screened for commercial or cultural purposes in the North African country. The BBC reports that the film was condemned by the country's religious council. The...
Africa Report: Tensions rise in Rwanda, food scarcity in Africa and Kenyan elections
Raahil Sain 08:06:2022 In the Africa report on Radio Islam International political analyst, Stephanie Wolters discusses rising tensions in Rwanda, food scarcity in Africa and the upcoming Kenyan election. According to Wolters, the M23 rebel group is symbolic of the...
Africa’s State Of The Climate Change Agenda Ahead of COP27 Summit
Written by Umamah Bakharia The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, will be the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt this year. However, the African Climate Foundation argues...
Egypt asks Interpol to arrest 4 journalists
By Raahil Sain 03:06:2022 A court in Egypt has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for four Egyptian journalists working in Turkiye and hand them over to Egyptian authorities. Interpol's Red Notice system allows member states to request worldwide law enforcement...
Massacre at Catholic Church in Nigeria, at least 50 killed
By Neelam Rahim According to a hospital doctor and media reports, shooters attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people, including women and children. Worshippers attended Pentecost Sunday Mass when gunfire erupted...
EU Comes Up With Solidarity Lane to Transport Grain From Ukraine to Africa
Written by Umamah Bakharia The European Union (EU) says it's building solidarity lanes to help export Ukraine's agricultural goods to Africa and elsewhere. This is according to the president of the European Union (EU) Commission Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen. She...