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…
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Gwanda wins: Illegal checkpoint removed
from NQOBANI MATHIBELA in Gwanda, ZimbabweGWANDA, (CAJ News) — CITIZENS across Matabeleland north and south have applauded Senator Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa for her forceful…
Formerly iconic, Zambia can’t have its house in order
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – AMID indications the country is headed for a disputed poll next year, the conduct of Zambia’s political…
Renewed fighting dampens South Sudan peace prospects
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanSudan BureauKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – RENEWED fighting and rising tensions in the Eastern Equatoria state is adding to the mounting strife in…
Africa makes significant appeals at AU-EU summit
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, AngolaAngola BureauLUANDA, (CAJ News) – THE African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Summit has opened in Angola with a call by the host…
Global outrage over kidnap of hundreds in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE surge in abductions of schoolchildren and other members of the public in Nigeria has sent…
Regional powers renew push for peace as foreign-backed rebels threaten eastern DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRCDRC BureauKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – EFFORTS to stabilise the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gained renewed momentum…
G20 – What it means for Africa
by LUKE ZUNGAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE G20 is a group of developed and developing countries. The members of the G20 are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China,…
Visa fury: Africans slam US ‘imperialist tactics’
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE United States’ sudden decision to revoke the visa of former South African international relations minister Dr Naledi Pandor…
SA rallies Africa as G20 opens amid US pressure
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AS the G20 Summit opens in Johannesburg, South Africa has turned decisively toward the African continent for deeper political…