Relief as Nigerian rebel group releases humanitarians
from AHMED OBAFEMI in Maiduguri, Nigeria MAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – THE humanitarian community in Nigeria has welcomed the release of five civilians, including three workers, by…
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Cyber fraud fight to dominate Mobile World Congress
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE war against fraudulent payment flows affecting mobile network operators (MNOs) and their over 5 billion customers globally…
EXCLUSIVE: South Africa rejects Ethiopian migrants’ multimillion-dollar offer
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA Editor-In-Chief JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THOUSANDS of Ethiopian refugees living in South Africa are dangling an offer of R100 million (US$6,94 million)…
More people than ever face hunger in Southern Africa
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – A RECORD 45 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure as the region enters the peak of the lean…
Nigeria marks 50 years’ end to deadly civil war
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – AFRICA’S most populous country, Nigeria, is marking 50 years to the end of the civil war that left 2 million…
Libya peace deal stumbles to deadlock
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – GLOBAL efforts to secure peace in Libya have suffered a last minute setback after commander of the Libyan National Army…
Witchcraft, drug allegations rock Chiwengas’ divorce
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S acting president, Constantino Chiwenga, and his estranged wife, Mary, continue washing their dirty…
Mozambique anticipates new era of peace and economic boom
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique Bureau Chief MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – INCUMBENT Felipe Nyusi has been sworn in for a second term as President of…
Soldier’s murder revives CAR civil war
from OMAN MBIKO in Bangui, Central African Republic BANGUI, (CAJ News) – THE killing of a soldier by a rebel group has resuscitated bloodshed in the volatile Central African…
Locust invasion escalating in East Africa
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE multiplying swarms of locusts are posing an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn…