SA-US relations reach acid test
by LUKE ZUNGAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE United States (US) President, Donald Trump set an acid test for South Africa, that Pretoria will not be invited to the US-leg of…
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Before pointing at Rwanda, Belgium must finally confront its own African history
from ALBERT RUDATSIMBURWA in Kigali, RwandaRwanda BureauKIGALI, (CAJ News) – BELGIUM still behaves as though it is Europe’s natural interpreter of Central Africa, a role…
SADC Tribunal inactive 17 years
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – LAST Friday marked the 17th anniversary of the landmark from the SADC Tribunal ruling in the case…
Further unrest feared in Tanzania
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaTanzania BureauDAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – DECEMBER is set to be a defining week for Tanzania, the iconic African country…
Zambia suspends dialogue with civil society
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – ZAMBIA has suspended dialogue with civil society organisations that are concerned about dictatorship in…
Lungu’s daughter loses MP seat in Zambia
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE fallout between the government and deceased former president, Edgar Lungu, has taken a new twist after…
Who is General Horta Nta Na Man? Inside Guinea-Bissau’s new leader
from DIALLO CAMARA in Bissau, Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau BureauBISSAU, (CAJ News) – FROM being the head of the presidential guard to being the president of the country, the…
Zambia denies being Israel base to attack SA
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – ZAMBIA’S ruling party has rejected reports Israel intends to use Zambia as a staging ground to launch…
Continent reeling from Guinea-Bissau military coup
from MAMADU BALDE in Bissau, Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau BureauBISSAU, (CAJ News) – IN a country where only one president, in over 50 years of self-rule, has completed his…
Insurgents push hunger to record levels in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – GROWING instability across northern Nigeria is driving hunger to unprecedented levels. The United…