Internet access rises but gaps remain
from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda KIGALI, (CAJ News) – EVEN with the impressive growth in mobile internet connectivity globally, stakeholders must accelerate work to bridge…
September 2021
African nations embrace pregnant school girls
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN countries have been lauded for taking important steps to protect the right to education of pregnant…
‘South Africans mustn’t fear losing jobs to robots’
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A TECHNOLOGY executive has allayed fears the advent of digitalisation would worsen rampant unemployment in South Africa.…
Optimism as Botswana marks 55 years of freedom
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, Botswana GABORONE, (CAJ News) – BOTSWANA is marking its 55th independence anniversary amid hopes of economic resuscitation, food security…
Zimbabwe first to cater for visually impaired tourists
from DANIEL JONES in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe VICTORIA FALLS, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S tourism facilities and heritage sites are installing braille material to cater for…
Doctors back at work in Libya’s jails
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – SOME medical doctors have resumed treating migrants and refugees in Libya detention centres three months after…
Nigeria kidnap lynchpins nabbed
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIAN police have arrested two men said to be among the most notorious kidnapping kingpins in the West African…
Tech firms heed SA appeal for investment
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOME South African-founded technology companies will be showcased to potential investors at an upcoming summit set to amplify calls…
Kenya endures worst drought in a decade
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – MORE than 2,1 million Kenyans are facing acute food insecurity in the next six months due to the poor rainfall…
South Sudanese rivals kiss and make up
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – PEACE is returning to central South Sudan after communities involved in ethnic conflict committed to harmony. The…