Violence, candle bans and campaign prohibitions in Zambia
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, Zambia Zambia Bureau LUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE outbreak of violence, the resultant prohibition of rallies in volatile hotspots and the ban on…
Africa & World
World Cup faces US political storm
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu & AMADOU NDIAYE in Dakar Africa Bureau MOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – CONCERNS are mounting among football stakeholders and supporters worldwide over…
Mozambique, Zimbabwe instability forecast to worsen SA immigration crisis
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo & AKANI CHAUKE in Johannesburg Southern Africa Bureau MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa will struggle to address its immigration crisis and…
Zimbabweans trapped by borders and burdens
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) — FOR thousands of Zimbabweans living and working in South Africa, the dream of returning home has become increasingly…
SA makes efforts to mend ties with fellow African nations
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BY condemning the violence by vigilante groups against foreign nationals, President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a major step…
DR Congo among most neglected crises
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC DRC Bureau KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – FOR the tenth year running, the Democratic Republic of Congo appears on the Norwegian Refugee Council’s…
Violence shadows march movement
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – PUBLIC concern is mounting in South Africa over ongoing demonstrations linked to the March and March Movement, with critics…
Zimbabwe joins Security Council
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
From Diplomatic Rupture to Shared Memory: What Rwanda’s Memorial in Paris Represents
from ALBERT RUDATSIMBURWA in Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda Bureau KIGALI, (CAJ News) – THE inauguration of the Memorial to the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Paris was more than a…
U.S silence on Kinshasa’s transgressions could deepen Congo’s crisis
from KELVIN JAKACHIRA in Goma, DRC GOMA, (CAJ News) – THE Washington Accords between Rwanda and the DRC were presented as a major diplomatic achievement in the Great Lakes…