Judgment debts haunt defiant resource-rich African countries
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE hefty financial penalty a British court has slapped on Nigeria after a failed gas project has brought to the…
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Civilians killed in Somali anti-terror blitz
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia Bureau MOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – THE United States (US) military is accused of killing innocent civilians during airstrikes…
Millions face starvation in Southern Africa
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) – UP to 12 million people are facing a hunger crisis in Southern Africa as a result of recurrent…
Kapini recovery boosts Highlands Park for MTN 8 final
SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – EXPERIENCED Zimbabwean goalkeeper, Tapuwa Kapini, has given Highlands Park a major boost ahead of this weekend’s MTN 8 final…
Cholera kills over 400 in Central, West Africa
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – AT least 411 people have died from cholera across Central and West Africa since the beginning of the year. The United…
Nigeria blocks 2 million SIMs in fight against crime
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA has blocked more than 2 million improperly registered subscriber identity module (SIM) cards as part of…
Zambian SIM cards registered in South Africa
AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MILLIONS of Zambian mobile users have registered their subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in South Africa this year. This is…
Over 900 drown in sea trips to Europe
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – AT least 913 people, mostly African migrants and refugees, have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea on their…
Nigeria convicts Facebook hackers for fraud
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, (CAJ News) – NIGERIAN authorities have sentenced six individuals to one year imprisonment each for internet fraud via the social…
‘Xenophobia is worse than apartheid and racism’
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, (CAJ News) – SOME Nigerian widows have denounced the xenophobic attacks in South Africa as being worse than apartheid and racism.…