Uganda lifts ban on social media
from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, UgandaUganda BureauKAMPALA, (CAJ News) – UGANDA has announced it has restored full access to social media platforms following a nationwide…
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Scepticism over Chamisa’s return to active politics
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – THERE are mixed feelings, mostly scepticism, following the return to formal politics by Zimbabwe…
Severe violations escalate in Uganda post-election
from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, UgandaUganda BureauKAMPALA, (CAJ News) – THE elections in Uganda have come and gone but the government’s crackdown on members of the…
Tit for tat in Malawi ‘political arrests’
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, MalawiMalawi BureauLILONGWE, (CAJ News) – THREE months after the ruling party assumed office, the opposition and critics accuse it of…
Technology key to Africa’s food security, report finds
from PHYLLISI BIRORI in Kigali, RwandaRwanda BureauKIGALI, (CAJ News) – AFRICA’S food security challenge is increasingly a technology challenge, according to a major new…
Veto powers undermine global justice, Africa says
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICA has long demanded reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), arguing that the current structure no longer…
Fears of dictatorship as ZANU-PF pushes Mnangagwa term extension
from NQOBANI MATHIBELA in Gwanda, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauGWANDA, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE is facing an escalating constitutional crisis amid growing allegations that President…
Don’t become Libya”: Aisha Gaddafi’s stark warning to Iran
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaLibya BureauTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) — AISHA Gaddafi, daughter of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi, has issued a stark warning to Iran’s…
Over 100 dead in Southern Africa flooding crisis
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMozambique BureauMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MORE than 100 people are dead after heavy rainfall pounded Mozambique, South Africa and…
AU at odds with citizens after controversial Uganda polls
from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, UgandaUganda BureauKAMPALA, (CAJ News) – THE African Union Commission (AUC) has incurred the wrath of citizens after endorsing the…