Botswana opposition decry president’s ‘external private visits’
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – SLIGHTLY over a year into his tenure, President Duma Boko is under scrutiny for his travels…
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Over 200 000 displaced in eastern DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRCDRC BureauKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MORE than 200 000 people, mostly children, have been forced from their homes in South Kivu province in…
West Africa near breaking point
from ISSOUF TRAORE in Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoOUAGADOUGOU, (CAJ News) – TENSIONS in West Africa escalated sharply after 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel were captured in…
Africa unites against Trump’s Somalia insults
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, SomaliaSomalia BureauMOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN leaders, journalists, and citizens from across the continent have strongly condemned U.S…
Nigeria battles to keep up with digital abuse proliferation
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), the world’s largest aid network, laments…
South Africa moves away from US Dollar
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African businesses have joined widening calls across the Global South to reduce dependence on the United States dollar by…
Benin coup leaders defy France
from AGIDIGBI STEVENOT in Porto-Novo, BeninBenin BureauPORTO-NOVO, (CAJ News) – BENIN’S political crisis deepened on Tuesday as coup leaders re-emerged in a new video…
Why Zimbabwe bleeds, Zambia rises
by MANGALISO TSHUMAZimbabwe BureauBULAWAYO, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S economy, though nominally larger than that of neighbouring Zambia, continues to underperform…
Humanitarian needs at breaking point
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, KenyaKenya BureauNAIROBI, (CAJ News) – MAUREEN Magee, Global Director of Field Operations at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), warns that…
South Africa rejects Israel’s PR stunt
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ISRAEL’S attempt to invoke the legacy of former South African president Nelson Mandela by highlighting a visit by his cousin,…