Zambia opposition suffers more defections ahead of polls
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) reports it has received more than 200 former…
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Africa did not spare the deepening Middle East conflict
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ONLY recently, the South African government secured the repatriation of some 17 compatriots that had been stuck in Russia after…
Fresh allegations of president’s family immersion in Namibia energy sector
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has rejected fresh allegations her family has improper…
Africa and Russia lead new era in HIV and cancer fight
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa this month took an extraordinary step forward in the global fight against HIV/AIDS,…
Africa divided over US health deals
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – A growing number of African countries are reassessing the terms of newly structured bilateral…
Islamic State Mozambique loots food during Ramadan
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMozambique BureauMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MORE than a week into Ramadan, Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc in northern Mozambique are…
Cameroon Anglophone crisis reaches unenviable decade milestone
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, CameroonCameroon BureauYAOUNDÉ, (CAJ News) – TEN years after it began, the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon is worsening and continues to be one…
Ethiopia’s domestic and cross-border conflicts surge
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia BureauADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – ETHIOPIA is on the brink of atrocities on the domestic front and at risk of cross-border…
Call to end Israeli occupation
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE South African Communist Party (SACP) has strongly condemned Israel’s reported plans to annex additional Palestinian land in…
Conflict exacerbates economic crisis in Cameroon
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, CameroonCameroon BureauYAOUNDÉ, (CAJ News) – CONFLICT perpetrated by separatists and Islamist insurgents is triggering an economic crisis in…