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Senegal’s president names first premier since 2019
Neelam Rahim – neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 minute read 18 September 2022 15:50 pm CAT Senegalese President Macky Sall...
Ethical, legal and human rights considerations in preparing for future pandemics and human disasters in Africa
Neelam Rahim - neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 minute read 16 September 2022 12:55 pm Pandemics constitute major public...
Lawyers File Complaint against Apartheid Israel’s African Union Observer Status
Staff Writer A group of international lawyers, researchers, and activists today filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human Rights seeking the revocation of Israel's observer status at the African Union. Tel Aviv was granted observer status in July,...
Kagame allegedly strikes again
By Staff Writer 15:09:2021 The murder of former army lieutenant Revocant Karemangingo in Maputo on Monday has raised questions over the reasons behind Rwanda's troop deployment to fight militants in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado in June. Karemangingo, who was the Vice...
Guinea junta forced to transition amidst regional pressure
By Staff Writer 15:09:2021 Guinea’s military leaders inaugurated the start of a conference to begin the process of transitioning back to civilian rule. The dialogue, which started on Tuesday, is being held at the presidential compound. The now defacto leader,...
British American Tobacco Fails to Deny Mugabe Bribe
Umm Muhammed Umar British American Tobacco says it is committed to "acting responsibly and with integrity", after evidence had been found suggesting it had paid a bribe to the former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. It has not as yet denied the accusation. The...
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[LISTEN] 9/11 Attacks & the Relevance to Africa, Rwanda’s Intervention in Mozambique & More on the Africa Report with Damimola Olawuyi
Faizel Patel – 14/09/2021 A geo-political analyst says the twentieth anniversary of the terror attacks and the battle with Al-Qaeda began during the battle of Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993. Damimola Olawuyi was speaking to Radio Islam on Tuesday about relevance of the US...
Telecoms Blackout Expanded in Nigeria
Umm Muhammed Umar Hundreds of troops aided by gunships and fighter jets launched offensives on Saturday, on bandit camps in Nigeria's Zamfara state. Nigerian military forces in Zamfara began, in one of their largest recent operations against the armed ‘bandits’, raids...
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[LISTEN] Sudan to Hand Omar Al Bashir Over to ICC and Other Stories from Africa
Umm Muhammed Umar Southern Africa Director of Human Rights Watch, Dewa Mavhinga, spoke to Radio Islam about the coup in Guinea, as well as other current matters, on the continent. The coup in Guinea has apparently been welcomed by the main opposition as part of the...
Kenya: 61-Year-Old Walks 350km to Meet President Kenyatta over Stadium
Umm Muhammed Umar Joseph Chebii, a former Kenyan chief, has walked 350km to the capital, Nairobi, in a bid to convince President Uhuru Kenyatta to complete building work on the Kabarnet stadium. Construction work on the stadium had reportedly stalled seven years ago,...
Guinea: New Government to be Formed ‘in Weeks’ following Coup
Umm Muhammed Umar The leader of the coup in Guinea Lieutenant-colonel Mamady Doumbouya, intends to form a new "union" government within weeks. He said in a statement, "A consultation will be launched to set down the broad parameters of the transition, and then a...