Thousands of Congolese refugees return from Burundi
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRCDRC BureauKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MORE than 33 000 Congolese refugees have spontaneously returned from Burundi to eastern Democratic…
Politics
Echoes of Rwanda in Congo crisis
from KELVIN JAKACHIRA in Goma, RwandaRwanda BureauGOMA, (CAJ News) – IN January 1994, barely three months before the genocide against the Tutsi began in Rwanda, a confidential…
Mnangagwa term bid draws fire
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has strongly condemned the arrest…
Zambia opposition elects new leader but pre-poll tension persists
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE election of Makebi Zulu, the former minister and lawyer to the late president Edgar Lungu, as…
CPS backs one-China stance
from SAMBULO DLAMINI in Mbabane, EswatiniEswatin BureauMBABANE, (CAJ News) – THE Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) has strongly condemned the planned April visit of…
Foreign hands out, Africa leads
by RAJI BASHIR & ANYANG GARANGAfrica BureauKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East has, paradoxically, offered a moment of relief for…
Ruling party upbeat ahead of Zambia polls
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – ZAMBIANS will on August 13 renew President Hakainde Hichilema’s mandate to govern for another…
World condemns US, Israel provocative war on Iran
by WILL COOPERSpecial contributorNEW YORK, (CAJ News) – A wave of global reaction has swept across social media platforms in response to escalating tensions involving Iran, with…
Zimbabwe youths rise against ZANU-PF
from NQOBANI MATIBELA & MKHOKHELI NCUBE in Gwanda, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauGWANDA, (CAJ News) – RISING frustration among young people in Zimbabwe, particularly in…
Botswana denies US base claims
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – THE Botswana government has firmly rejected allegations that it is hosting a United States…