Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 13:45 pm CAT The Madudu Church of Uganda elementary school is...
Africa Articles
The Africa Report: tourism boom on the continent
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 5 min read | 15:00 CAT This week's edition of the Africa Report with Radio...
Eswatini’s Supreme Court judgement threatens the rule of law
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 5min read 27 September 2022 | 10:00 am CAT The Supreme Court of Eswatini has...
Sudan: Military Grabs Power
Umm Muhammed Umar In Sudan, the prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and his cabinet have been arrested and the government dissolved, in the African continent’s latest 'coup'. The BBC reports that aside from political tensions, Sudan's economy has been in a deep crisis....
Islamic State’s Malam Dako ‘Taken Out’
Staff Writer Nigeria’s National Security Advisor, Babagana Monguno, on Friday announced that the army had ‘taken out’ the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP) leader, Malam Dako. This followed an announcement the week before, that the group’s long-time...
[LISTEN] Eswatini: Will there be a Regime Change in Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy?
Umm Muhammed Umar Southern African countries have deployed envoys to Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, to try to stem the unrest that saw one person killed, and at least 80 people wounded by security forces. The violence took place in the latest wave of...
Major Churches in Africa Strongly Oppose any LGBTQ Rights
Umm Muhammed Umar Leaders of major churches in Ghana, have come together to denounce homosexuality as a perversion and an abomination. They have endorsed legislation that would impose harsh anti-LGBTQ policies on the continent. The umbrella body for Christian churches...
Tunisia’s continued path toward dictatorship
By Staff Writer 18:10:2021 On Friday, Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, revoked the diplomatic passport of his predecessor Monsef Marzouki, who was the country’s first democratically elected president following the Arab uprisings. Saied has continued to concentrate...
Africa Report: Protests in Congo turned violent
By Hajira Khota 19.10.2021 Tear gas was shot by police in the Democratic Republic of Congo as supporters of the...
Tunisian Man to End 3 Year Journey Across Africa at Cape Point
By Naadiya Adams A Tunisian man has walked across the face of Africa from the Northern tip to the most Southern Edge of the continent. In 2018 he undertook the journey where he sought to prove that Africa could be safely crossed. Mehdi Belhadj is a writer who wishes...
Nigeria: Dozens Rescued from ‘Torture House’ Rehab Centre
Umm Muhammed Umar Forty-seven people have been rescued from what Nigerian police have described as a ‘torture house’ in Kano state, Nigeria. The BBC reports that the house in Kano city was supposedly a rehabilitation centre where parents sent their children whom they...
[LISTEN] Macron’s Remarks Inflame Algeria
Umm Muhammed Umar Algeria on Saturday recalled its ambassador from France and closed its airspace to French aircraft in an intensifying row with its former colonizer. This followed France having instituted measures aimed at limiting visas from Morocco, Tunisia and...