Elections aggravate deadly violence in Cameroon
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, Cameroon YAOUNDE, (CAJ News) – PARLIAMENTARY and municipal elections scheduled for next month have escalated the crisis in English-speaking…
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Pregnant Ghana woman endures horror in Israel jail
from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana ACCRA, (CAJ News) – THE imprisonment of a heavily pregnant Ghanaian woman in Israel has sparked outrage in her home country and among human…
Tricky ties in Africa’s road to Qatar 2022
from AHMED MOOLA in Cairo, Egypt CAIRO, (CAJ News) – SOME long running rivalries will resume as African teams begin their route to the Federation of International Football…
More Tanzania government critics jailed
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – THE detention of a human rights lawyer and his co-accused on charges of organised crime and money…
Zimbabwe’s largest dam below 40 percent
from SUKUOLUHLE NDLOVU in Masvingo, Zimbabwe MASVINGO, (CAJ News) – WATER levels at Tugwi Mukosi, Zimbabwe’s largest inland lake have drastically gone down, CAJ News…
Angola’s richest man evades selective clampdown on corruption
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) – WHILE Angola’s (and the continent’s) richest woman is under siege from authorities alleging use of state money…
Nigeria enhances its Digital Economy blueprint
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – AFRICA’S biggest economy, Nigeria, is empowering its youths with digital literacy skills as part of government’s…
Future bleak for uneducated South Sudan youngsters
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – SOME 2,2 million children in South Sudan do not have access to quality education as a result of government not…
Malawi leads Africa closer to full use of drones
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – THE opening of the first such academy in Africa – it has started operating in Malawi – is a major step…
Killer landmines a sad legacy of past Angola conflicts
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) –THE recent death of five people after a landmine explosion in northeastern Angola is a tragic reminder of the…