Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 3 min read 18 October 2022 | 10:00 am CAT Northeastern Nigeria is seeing some of...
Africa Articles
Wits enters into major partnership to drive digital transformation in Africa
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 20:55 pm CAT The University of the Witwatersrand has secured the...
The Africa Report
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 9:14 am CAT Speaking to Radio Islam International on this week's...
Former Tunisian president sentenced as Saied’s dictatorial tendencies continue
By Staff Writer 22:12:2021 On Wednesday, Moncef Marzouki, Tunisia's first President, was sentenced to 4 years in prison on charges of "harming the state's external security". A former Human Rights activist and Defender, Marzouki was a fervent critic of President Qais...
One killed and hundreds injured in protests in Sudan
By Staff Writer 21:12:2021 One protester was reportedly killed and around 120 injured in ensuing protests in Sudan against the 25 October military coup. Sunday’s protests were the largest since the coup, and they marked the third anniversary of the December 2018...
Conflict in Ethopia
By Hajira Khota Tigrayan troops fighting the central government say they have pulled out of neighbouring regions in northern Ethiopia, paving the way for a possible peace after 13 months of violent conflict. The confrontation between the federal government and the...
Opposition to Saied continues, but without much success
By Staff Writer 13:12:2021 Protests in Tunisia are being vigorously organised for 17 December, which saw the start of the initial uprising, culminating at the end of the Ben Ali dictatorship in 2011. 10-years-later, these are in opposition to President Qais Said’s...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Morocco Recognized as Acting for Imperial, Zionist, Apartheid and Colonial States
Umm Muhammed Umar On Radio Islam’s Africa Report, Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, Dr Mustafa Mehta analysed recent developments in Somalia and Morocco. He questioned the reasons behind Morocco’s vying for the African Security Council seat, given...
Armed group linked to ISIS kidnapped women and girls in Mozambique
By Hajira Khota Human Rights Watch stated that an armed group affiliated to the Islamic State (ISIS) has kidnapped and enslaved more than 600 women and girls in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado region since 2018. Some of them have been rescued by Mozambican and...
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[LISTEN] Maputo Corridor Congestion Costing Billions
Umm Muhammed Umar The South African Association of Freight Forwarders and the Minerals Council of South Africa are calling on government to take urgent steps to address severe congestion at the Lebombo/Ressano Garcia border post on the Maputo Corridor. The congestion...
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[LISTEN] Low Turnout in Algerian Elections, while Saif Al Islam Disqualified in Libya- The Africa Report
Staff Writer Speaking to Radio Islam International, Dr Mohammed Chtatou argued that the low turnout in the Algerian local government poll was not a surprise, mainly since many of the citizenry are frustrated with the country’s political system and poor economic...
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[LISTEN] Hamdok Joins the Coup in Sudan, while Congo Papers Expose Corruption amongst the Kabila family in the DRC – The Africa Report
Staff Writer Speaking to Radio Islam International, Stephanie Walters, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Security Studies, sought to contextualise the Sudanese coup and its aftermath. She noted how there had been tensions between the military and civilian...