Rebel free kidnapped Libya doctors
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – A rebel group has released six medical workers it kidnapped two weeks ago in northwestern Libya. They were part of a…
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5kg of cocaine intercepted at Nigeria airport
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIAN authorities have intercepted a consignment of 5 kilogrammes of pure cocaine from Brazil. A locally-born man…
Mozambique gets $35 million for post-cyclone recovery
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – THE World Bank has approved a grant of US$35 million to assist Mozambique rebuild after the devastating…
Nigerian girl (14) takes Boko Haram heads-on
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – PRESSURE is mounting from across the globe on the Boko Haram to release a brave Nigerian schoolgirl held captive for…
Africa’s smart mobility revolution begins
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – THE first Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) in Africa has raised awareness around smarter mobility and inspiring the…
US under sustained pressure to lift Zimbabwe sanctions
MARCUS MUSHONGA / MERCY MUJURU in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc have stepped up a…
Mapeza hopes for new Chippa lease of life
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFTER getting his Absa Premiership coaching career off to a victory, Chippa United mentor, Norman Mapeza, revealed he had to…
Afriphobia scuttling SA prospects as an investment
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA Editor-In-Chief JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ANALYSTS have warned South Africa’s planned investment conference will hit a snag following recurrent…
Lack of funds mars future of millions of kids
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MILLIONS of children living in areas affected by conflict and disaster are at risk of violence, abuse, malnutrition…
Death toll rising in Libya hostilities
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – MORE than 100 civilians have been killed in at least 33 air and ground strikes since rival factions began the battle for…