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WHO predicts the eradication of meningitis by 2020
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 6min read 15 September 2022 11:00am CAT The World Health Organisation - WHO...
Zimbabwean lawyers are taking the electoral system to court over nomination fees
Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwean human rights lawyers are taking the country's electoral system to court. This follows...
Guinea in crisis, with soldiers demanding control
By Hajira Khota 06:09:2021 The African Union criticised a military coup in Guinea and demanded President Alpha Conde's immediate release. In a joint statement, AU Chairman and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and AU Commission Head Moussa Faki Mahamat called for an...
Silent streets, internet ban as activists call for Kiir’s resignation
By Zuleikha Ahmed 01:09:2021 South Sudan was silent as security forces and police were deployed after activists called for a protest against President Salva Kiir's government that saw internet services disconnected and restored late that evening. In Juba, most...
Dr Mustafa Mheta – Africa Report
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![[LISTEN] Mohamed Chtatou Unpacks the Dispute & Strained Relations Between Algeria & Morocco](https://archives.radioislam.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Algeria-Morocco-400x250.jpg)
[LISTEN] Mohamed Chtatou Unpacks the Dispute & Strained Relations Between Algeria & Morocco
Faizel Patel – 27/08/2021 Algeria has announced it is cutting diplomatic relations with Morocco, accusing its neighbour of “hostile actions”. Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra says the Moroccan kingdom has never stopped its hostile actions against Algeria. Morocco and...
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[LISTEN] Muslim Rights Concern Calls on Public to Ignore All Forms of Anti-Taliban Propaganda
Faizel Patel – 26/08/2021 Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) Professor Ishaq Akintola has called on the public to ignore all forms of ongoing anti-Taliban propaganda emanating from the American government. The human rights groups argues that America, which...
Ethiopia to Create Local Rival Social Media Platforms After Govt. Accuses Facebook of Deleting Accounts
Faizel Patel – 24/08/2021 Ethiopia’s state communications security agency says the country has begun developing its own social media platform to rival Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, though it does not plan to block the global services. Ethiopia has been engulfed...
![[LISTEN] Humanitarian Expert: “Ethiopia Govt. Seeking to Starve People of Tigray by Stopping Aid to Them”](https://archives.radioislam.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ethiopia-Humanitarian-Aid-400x250.jpg)
[LISTEN] Humanitarian Expert: “Ethiopia Govt. Seeking to Starve People of Tigray by Stopping Aid to Them”
Faizel Patel – 17/08/2021 A humanitarian affairs specialist says the control of humanitarian supplies and access is a weapon of war in modern conflicts. Mukesh Kapila was speaking to Radio Islam about the Ethiopian government’s decision to suspend the activities of...
Zambia’s Edgar Lungu Concedes Defeat to Hakainde Hichilema in Presidential Election
Faizel Patel – 16/08/2021 Zambia's outgoing leader Edgar Lungu has conceded defeat in the presidential elections and congratulated his successor and long-time rival Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema scored a landslide victory in a bitterly contested election. In a radio...
Kenya: Brothers Latest Victims in Curfew Deaths
Umm Muhammed Umar Two brothers in Kenya died after allegedly breaking a COVID-19 curfew. According to Africa News, family members say that 22-year-old Benson Njiru Ndwiga and 19-year-old Emmanuel Mutura Ndigwa were killed in police custody. The brothers had been...