Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 1 November 2022 | 13:00 CAT Last week, the United States issued two...
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The Africa Report
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 7:39 pm CAT Radio Islam International speaks to Senior Research...
Africa’s tourism industry booms again after covid-19 lockdowns
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 27 October 2022 | 12:00 am CAT As we head closer to the holiday...
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[LISTEN] The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and its Impacts on Africa- The Africa Report
Staff Writer From oil windfalls, to separatism, many have speculated around the impact on the Russia-Ukraine crisis on the African continent. This is especially as Russia has, in recent years, increased its influence on the continent, supporting coup leaders in Mali,...
Ethiopia pushes ahead with hydropower plant inauguration despite Egypt and Sudan concerns
By Zahid Jadwat 23:02:2022 In a significant move, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the hydropower plant at the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Sunday, heralding a new age for electricity production. But neighbouring countries see...
Malawi finds Wild Polio case; First in Africa in Five years
Malawi has declared an outbreak of polio after a young child in the country’s capital, Lilongwe, developed the disease in the first case of the wild polio virus in Africa in more than five years. The strain found in the child in Lilongwe has been linked to one...
Deadly Cyclone Batsirai Batters Madagascar
At least 20 people have been killed and more than 55,000 others were displaced after Cyclone Batsirai slammed into Madagascar’s eastern coast. Radio Islam spoke to Ml Muhammed Ameen. Click the link to listen. https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/rxkHSHDKDrm7cBwx9
Africa Report with Ebrahim Fakude
By Umamah Bakharia African Union (AU) Suspends Burkina Faso as Envoy Heads For Talks The African Union said on Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the 24 January coup that overturned President Roch Kabore. The bloc's 15-member Peace and Security...
From PHD in molecular science to Ice Cream Connoisseur
The foodie culture has made food all about the taste and the experience itself. However, Ice Cream Connoisseur and founder of "Tapi Tapi" although a having a PHD in molecular science has a different understanding and focus of food. He has taken Ice cream beyond a...
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[LISTEN] Behind Africa’s ‘Avalanche of Coups’: Spotlight on Burkina Faso
Umm Muhammed Umar A senior researcher and a West Africa specialist, Professor Jasper Bjarnesen, and Professor Emiratis Andre Thomashausen, discussed Burkina Faso’s latest coup attempt with Radio Islam. Professor Thomashausen said that we are witnessing the replay of a...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: ECOWAS Imposes Sanctions Against Mali
Umm Muhammed Umar Radio Islam spoke to the Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, Dr Mustafa Mheta, for the Africa Report. Dr Mehta commented on the recently imposed sanctions on Mali by the West African community, saying that they had disciplined one of...
Kenyan Domestic Workers in the Gulf in Peril
Umm Muhammed Umar All Africa reports that there had been 1 025 distress calls made, in 2021, from helpless Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia, due to mistreatment, and even torture, by their employers. This was a huge jump from 88 in 2019/2020. The search by African women,...