Murder, kidnappings as Nigeria church leaders under siege
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIAN police have initiated a crackdown to arrest suspects behind the killing of a Catholic priest and the…
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Typhoid eruption gives Zimbabwe a health scare
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWEAN civil society organisations have accused the government of violating citizens’ rights following…
Migrants finally land in Italy after horror at sea
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – SOME 116 African refugees and migrants have finally been allowed to disembark in Italy after five days of being stranded…
Blockchain technology empowers farmers across Africa
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE adoption of blockchain technology is uplifting smallholder farmers, expanding financial inclusion and empowering more…
No justice for six killed in Zimbabwe poll protests
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWEAN authorities have been urged to hold accountable any soldiers involved in the fatal shooting of six…
Ebola showing no signs of abating, 1 year after outbreak
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – ONE year since the latest Ebola outbreak was first declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the disease…
Starving South Sudanese surviving on leaves
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THOUSANDS of people displaced from their homes by violence in South Sudan are now surviving on wild leaves for…
Angola villagers enjoy new life after explosives clearance
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) – AFTER more than four decades dicing with death posed by landmines and explosives planted during the civil war,…
Djibouti under fire for again disobeying global laws
from SAID ABOUBAKER in Djibouti, Djibouti DJIBOUTI, (CAJ News) – THE decision by the autocratic Djibouti’s government to influence local courts to nullify…
SA motor show garners international interest
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOME African countries have shown an unprecedented interest in the Automechanika Johannesburg set for South Africa in September.…