Poll postponement heightens toxic atmosphere in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE cancellation of governorship and House of Assembly elections coupled with plans by the electoral…
March 2023
Chance for greylisted countries to redeem themselves
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Bureau NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE recent greylisting of Africa’s leading economies by the Financial Action Task Force presents…
Government forces deny peace an opportunity in South Sudan
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan Sudan Bureau KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – PEACE remains inconceivable in South Sudan if state actors, including senior government and military…
Airtel embarks on 5G, IoT services rollout
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau LAGOS, (CAJ News) – AIRTEL Africa has taken another step in its efforts to offer customers fifth-generation technology…
US, Zambia in new tiff over LGBTQ rights
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, Zambia Zambia Bureau LUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE arrest of same-sex relationship activists in Zambia has reignited the fallout between the United…
Top tech skills challenges for African firms revealed
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – GERMANY software company, Systems Applications Products (SAP) Africa, has highlighted an urgent need to invest in skills…
Eight years on, no sign of kidnapped Zimbabwean activist
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWEAN authorities have failed to account for journalist and pro-democracy activist, Itai…
Freddy’s return strikes fear into Mozambique
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique Bureau MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – WITH the powerful Cyclone Freddy set to hit Mozambique a second time this year, there are…
Extremely difficult times for children in Malawi
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi Bureau LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – THE future of children is increasingly bleak as the death toll in Malawi’s deadliest cholera…
SA women conquering the impediments
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African women are scoring higher than their global counterparts on defying impediments that hinder them from reaching their…