Thousands flee tense Cameroonian to Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – ABOUT 8 000 Cameroonians have fled to Nigeria over the past fortnight, bringing the total Cameroonian refugee…
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More than 100 kidnapped in Cameroon poll violence
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, Cameroon YAOUNDE, (CAJ News) – MILITANTS opposed to elections and demanding independence of English-speaking regions from Cameroon have…
UN flights banned from Libya
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – THE United Nations (UN) has decried repeated bans on its regular flights by the Libya National Army (LNA). The UN said…
Hundreds of Madagascan kids dead from measles
from MARIO RAJOMAZANDRY in Antananarivo, Madagascar Madagascar Bureau ANTANANARIVO, (CAJ News) – MORE than 1 200 children have died from an outbreak of measles afflicting…
Zimbabwe’s government run POSB goes digital
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S largest bank by branch network, the government-owned Peoples Own Savings Bank (POSB), is embracing…
EXCLUSIVE: Holed in Chinese varsities, Africa scholars face starvation
from YAO YUANHUI in Guangzhou, CHINA CAJ News Special Correspondent GUANGZHOU, (CAJ News) – SOME African students in China are reportedly facing starvation as they struggle…
Scammers drool over prospects of Valentine’s Day loot
by DION HENRICK CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – CYBER security experts are wary of the likelihood of an increase in online attacks and scams ahead of Valentine’s Day, on the…
Justice finally catching up with Al-Bashir
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – SUDAN’S pledge to hand over former president, Omar al-Bashir, for trial at the International Criminal Court…
US reinforces Kenya’s fight against terror
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – UNITED States (US) agencies have partnered to assist Kenya create the first Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) to…
Locusts invasion spreads to Uganda
from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA, (CAJ News) – SWARMS of locusts wreaking havoc in East Africa have now invaded Uganda. There are also unconfirmed reports of…