German funds war against East Africa locust invasion
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – GERMANY has made available €2 million (R32,6 million) to tackle the worst locust infestation in decades…
Africa & World
Dozens dead in Nigeria fever outbreak
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – AN upsurge of the Lassa fever has left at least 41 people dead in Nigeria since the beginning of the year. The…
South Sudan vaccinates against killer measles outbreak
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – CONFLICT-torn South Sudan has embarked on a massive vaccination exercise to curb an unprecedented outbreak of…
SADC undeterred by UK exit from Europe
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BRITAIN’S long-drawn-out exit from the European Union (Brexit) has understandably sent shock waves through the global…
Nigerians demand end to female circumcision
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – A MAJORITY of Nigerians are advocating for the end of female genital mutilation (FGM). They are supporting the…
Suicide bomber sparks Nigeria religious war of words
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE arrest of a suspected suicide bomber inside a church in northern Nigeria has revived tensions between Christians…
Tanzania latest to be tormented by West over homosexuality
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania Bureau DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – THE sanctions that the United States (US) government has slapped on a senior…
Uganda, Kenyan footballers banned for match-fixing
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has imposed a life ban on Ugandan player, George Mandela, for…
US to return millions stolen by Nigeria dictator Abacha
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE United States (US) is to return to Nigeria more than $309 million stolen by former military dictator Sani Abacha…
Women at the centre of SA’s African presidency
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa will make the most of its chairmanship of the African Union (AU) to empower women in the continent. President…