From HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA, (CAJ News) – EFFORTS by Uganda to secure the release six fishermen recently kidnapped by a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are hanging in the balance. The uncertainty comes after the government resisted ransom demands by the militia. The fishermen were kidnapped at the […]
from SCOTT COURIER in Washington, United States WASHINGTON, (CAJ News) – THE lack of electricity in Africa has become a factor in Washington’s “war on terror” Good news millions who live off the grid, but the policy is set to draw fire from those opposed to fossil fuel. Two of the most senior voices in […]
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE has become the 19th member state of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure development finance institution. It is the latest endorsement of reforms embarked on by the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which came to power in November last year after […]
from MERCY MUJURU in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S sole fixed telephone operator, TelOne, has embarked on converged network upgrade aimed at enabling customers realise faster broadband connectivity. The state-owned fibre-optic operator said the exercise would ensure customers enjoyed faster video and telephone conferencing calls. Among other benefits include Interactive Voice Response Services […]
from AHMED OBAFEMI in Maiduguri, Nigeria MAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – SOME worshippers have captured a female suicide bomber, in the process averting what could have been a devastating attack Northeast of Nigeria. The Nigerian Army confirmed the incident occurred at a mosque in village in the restive Yobe State. Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public […]
