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Zimbabwe’s Former Health Minister speaks on the country’s health sector
Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwean opposition party - Citizens Coalition for Change - CCC are demanding that the Zimbabwean...
Africa’s oldest known dinosaur discovered in Zimbabwe
Umamah Bakharia Scientists have unearthed in Zimbabwe the remains of Africa's oldest dinosaur, which lived more than...
Zambian President Edgar Lungu Face Third Election Showdown with Opposition Leader Hakainde Hichilema
Faizel Patel – 12/08/2021 Zambian President Edgar Lungu faces a third election showdown with opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday, in a vote that looks too tight to call and with mounting debt and a flagging economy taking centre stage. In November,...
Malawi Energy Minister Newton Kambala Arrested Over Fuel Tender Scam
Faizel Patel – 10/08/2021 Malawi’s anti-corruption police have arrested Energy Minister Newton Kambala, accusing him of trying to bribe officials in a fuel-purchase deal for the landlocked country. The Anti-Corruption Bureau says its investigations had revealed that...
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[LISTEN] Human Rights Watch Calls on Mozambican Government to Immediately Assist Civilians Trapped by Fighting in Cabo Delgado
Faizel Patel – 06/08/2021 Human Rights Watch says the Mozambican government should immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado province to move to safer areas. According to Human Rights Watch, more than 88,000 people have been displaced from the...
Three Children Killed by Lions near Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Wildlife Reserve
Faizel Patel – 05/08/2021 Three young children aged between nine and 11 have been killed and another injured by lions near Tanzania's world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost cattle. AFP reports Arusha police Chief Justine Masejo said...
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[LISTEN] The Connection between Israel’s Observer Status at the AU and Pegasus Spyware
Umm Muhammed Umar On Radio Islam’s Africa Report, Senior Researcher at the Africa Desk of the Media Review Network Dr Mustafa Mheta spoke about the observer status granted to Zionist Israel. Dr Mehta says that things were not going well at the continental body’s...
Over Three Dozen People Burnt Alive in Congo Accident
Over 33 people were killed when a bus overturned in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend. According to Reuters the incident occurred when a fuel truck and a bus collided near the village of Kiwawa which is a six hour drive from the country’s capital...
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[LISTEN] Journalist Rabeb Aloui Unpacks the Political Crisis in Tunisia
Faizel Patel – 28/07/2021 Radio host, journalist and an environmental activist Rabeb Aloui says Tunisian President Kais Saied's decision to fire the defence minister is in line with Chapter Eighty of the constitution and legal Saied sacked Ibrahim Bartaji, a day after...
African Coups: Chad Power Wrangling Continues; Mali Isolated
Umm Muhammed Umar Discussing the state of affairs in Mali since a coup took place there almost a year ago, the South African Institute for Security Studies’, Stephanie Walters, says it is of great concern that Mali seems unable to restore the rule of law. There had,...
Africa Largely Resistant toward Coronavirus Vaccine
There is a high level of concern regarding the access of African countries to the coronavirus vaccines. The vaccines are fairly costly, with many African economies unable to afford them. Senior research fellow at the South African Institute for security studies,...