Media rights under more threat in Tanzania
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – MEDIA rights groups have condemned the closure of some newspapers…
Africa & World
Insecurity forces 1 million kids from school
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – MORE than 1 million Nigeria children will not be starting…
Mauritius makes milestone with 1 Gbps rollout
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MAURITIUS has entered the gigabit era. This after Mauritius Telecom’s Internet offer of…
Avon gives over $1 million for women’s causes
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AVON has pledged a landmark US$1,35 million to women’s causes around the world.…
Zimbabwe targets sports to revive economy
from DANIEL JONES in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe VICTORIA FALLS, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE is pinning its hopes on sport to…
Lions’ extinction a real threat in Kenya
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE survival of lions is under severe threat in Kenya,…
Congo killings persist despite martial law
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – AT least 739 civilians have been killed in the eastern…
Hundreds homeless after Lesotho windstorms
from TSOANELO MOKHAHLANE in Maseru, Lesotho MASERU, (CAJ News) – THE International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies…
Global South pledges to end hunger in Zimbabwe
from DANAI MWARUMBWA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) acknowledges the Global…
AU distressed over attacks on schools
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – THE African Union Commission (AUC) and non-governmental organisations…