No trace of disappeared Cameroonians, five years on
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, Cameroon YAOUNDE, (CAJ News) – HUMAN rights groups fear the worst for 130 Cameroonian civilians that remain missing following their arrest five…
Africa & World
Kariba Dam undamaged after earth tremors
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau Chief HARARE, (CAJ News) – KARIBA Dam has not suffered any damage from the two tremors that recently hit the area…
Rebels force closure of hospitals in Tripoli
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – INCREASING attacks by militants have forced the indefinite closure of more than 50 health centres in and around the…
COVID-19 pandemic mars cordial Africa-China ties
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA PRETORIA, (CAJ News) – ALLEGATIONS of discrimination against African nationals in China represents the lowest point in the longstanding ties between the…
Nigerians claim immunity from ‘fake’ COVID-19
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – RESEARCHERS are outraged as more than a quarter of Nigeria’s population still believe they are immune to the…
Lawsuits pile against Zimbabwe’s response to COVID-19
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) –THE Zimbabwean government has again been hauled to court for its inept handling of the spread of the coronavirus…
Safaricom invests billions in network upgrades
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – SAFARICOM, the Kenyan mobile network operator, has invested more than Ksh300 billion (US$2,83 billion) in…
Child soldiers released in war against COVID-19
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE United Nations (UN) has welcomed the pledge by several countries to end the recruitment of children and the…
Locusts drive 1 million Ethiopians to hunger
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – ABOUT 1 million Ethiopians require emergency food assistance after an invasion by the desert locust…
COVID-19 causes global decline in PC shipments
by MTHULISI SIBANDA Africa Editor JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE worldwide computer market has experienced its sharpest decline since 2013 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)…