Zambia suspends dialogue with civil society
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – ZAMBIA has suspended dialogue with civil society organisations that are concerned about dictatorship in…
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Lungu’s daughter loses MP seat in Zambia
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE fallout between the government and deceased former president, Edgar Lungu, has taken a new twist after…
Schoolkids bear brunt of Nigeria kidnaping spate
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE renewed spate of kidnappings at schools has affected some 670 children in Nigeria in less than two…
Who is General Horta Nta Na Man? Inside Guinea-Bissau’s new leader
from DIALLO CAMARA in Bissau, Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau BureauBISSAU, (CAJ News) – FROM being the head of the presidential guard to being the president of the country, the…
Zambia denies being Israel base to attack SA
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – ZAMBIA’S ruling party has rejected reports Israel intends to use Zambia as a staging ground to launch…
Continent reeling from Guinea-Bissau military coup
from MAMADU BALDE in Bissau, Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau BureauBISSAU, (CAJ News) – IN a country where only one president, in over 50 years of self-rule, has completed his…
Rains provide mixed fortunes in Southern Africa
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – THIS rainfall season is forecast to be a mixed blessing for Southern Africa. During the…
Ethiopia volcano grounds flights
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia BureauADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – A POWERFUL eruption of Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano has reignited global…
Insurgents push hunger to record levels in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – GROWING instability across northern Nigeria is driving hunger to unprecedented levels. The United…
Gwanda wins: Illegal checkpoint removed
from NQOBANI MATHIBELA in Gwanda, ZimbabweGWANDA, (CAJ News) — CITIZENS across Matabeleland north and south have applauded Senator Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa for her forceful…