Written by Umamah Bakharia Amid the growing number of online trolls in Kenya, a mother launches a cyberattack of...
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China Offers To Mediate Horn of Africa Disputes
Written by Umamah Bakharia China has offered to play the role of mediator to resolve disputes in the Horn of Africa,...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: “Africa Needs People with a Heart for it”
Umm Muhammed Umar On the Africa Report, Radio Islam spoke to Dr Mustafa Mehta about why the United States was so keen...
US to Sell Weapons to Morocco following Normalization with Israel
Following the United States announcement that Morocco is to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel, President Donald Trump’s administration sent a notification to Congress about a proposed arms sale to Morocco. Al Jazeera reports that the formal processing of the sale...
Four Aid Workers Killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis
The BBC reports that four aid workers had last month been killed during fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Three of the four had worked for the Danish Refugee Council and one for the International Rescue Committee. The Ethiopian Federal government claims it is in...
Egyptian child bride commits suicide
A child bride in Egypt has committed suicide following a dispute with her spouse's family. The 15-year-old girl came back to her family home and then threw herself off the fourth floor of the building. When her husband found out he also attempted to commit suicide,...
Kenya Based Organisation Rescues Endangered Giraffe
The group has been working on a project for months to move a group of isolated giraffes trapped on a shrinking island due to rising waters. Asiwa, a female, was recently the first rescued and reunited with her fellow giraffes at the Ruko Community Conservancy....
Financially Embattled Zambia, IMF begin Talks
The International Monetary Fund has announced that Zambia has begun negotiations for financial support. Africa News reports that the Zambian economy has been in free fall due to years of crisis, such as drought, trouble in the country’s mining sector, and rising debt....
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report with Stephanie Wolters Featuring the DRC, Ethiopia & Burundi
Faizel Patel – 08/12/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Stephanie Wolters says the split between President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila is no surprise as the coalition between the duo has...
Nigeria Governor faces Criticism over Domestic Abuse Reconciliation
Nigerians are outraged that the Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, had reconciled a woman with her husband whom she had accused of physically abusing her. They say the woman, Ifeayinwa Angbo, was reconciled with her partner under duress. The BBC reports that Angbo...
Somalia Ends Visas on Arrival for Kenyans in Diplomatic Row
Somalia's immigration and citizenship authority now requires Kenyan nationals travelling to the country to obtain visas prior to arrival. Meanwhile, diplomatic passport holders must obtain approval from Somalia's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Africa News reports that the...
Trump Orders Troops Withdrawal from Somalia
US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of American soldiers from Somalia by early next year. However, according to the Pentagon the US is not "withdrawing" or "disengaging" from Africa. It said that some forces would possibly be reassigned to other...