Nigeria to hang kidnappers
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIAN authorities have reported a trend by unscrupulous members of the public claiming to be bandits and…
March 2020
Kenya digital lenders launch Money March
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) has dedicated the month of March to promote financial health and…
At last, Ebola on the verge of elimination
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – THE countdown has begun towards the declaration of the end of the world’s second-deadliest Ebola epidemic in the…
Global issues, local concerns pummel SA economy
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ANALYSTS have forecast a further recession of the South African economy because of load shedding, the raging coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Kenya assesses COVID-19 impact on economy
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE private sector in East Africa’s biggest economy, Kenya, is measuring the impact of the coronavirus…
Seven arrested in clampdown on battery theft
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SEVEN individuals have been arrested in a crackdown against the rampant theft of batteries at base stations in South Africa in recent…
Refugees in Cape Town in limbo
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – THE refugees currently displaced in the city of Cape Town are in a dilemma after it emerged the countries where they…
Coronavirus impact on global smartphone sales revealed
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is projected to hamper smartphone demand in China in the current quarter of the year.…
DRC, rebel group sign historic peace deal
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – THE peace agreement signed by the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and one of the largest rebel groups…
Nigeria risks lawsuit for educating ex-terrorists
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – A CIVIL society organisation intends to sue the Nigerian government if it proceeds with plans to use taxpayers’…