Kidnappings the ‘new oil wells’ in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – KIDNAPPINGS for ransom are now described as the “new oil wells” in oil-rich Nigeria, as the scourge…
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Nigerian ex-model hands self in over drugs probe
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, NigeriaNigeria BureauLAGOS, (CAJ News) – A FORMER model is among several suspects taken into custody by authorities in the latest crackdown…
New evidence of war crimes in Sudan
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanSudan BureauKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE warring parties in Sudan are accused of summarily executing, torturing and ill-treating people in…
Odinga leads race to become next AUC chairperson
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, KenyaKenya BureauNAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE former Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, has emerged as the favourite to become the next…
Southern Africa intensifies border screening for mpox
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AUTHORITIES in some Southern African countries are stepping up traveller health screening at their borders following the…
Avaaz defends Maasai citizens’ right to vote in Tanzania
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaTanzania BureauDAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – TANZANIA stands accused of stripping some indigenous Maasai citizens of their…
500 days on, no end in sight to Sudanese war
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanSudan BureauKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – TUESDAY marks 500 days since Sudan began enduring its worst humanitarian crisis yet. This has been…
Mozambique election campaigns get underway
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMozambique BureauMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MOZAMBICAN opposition is consumed by infighting and the ruling party is resolute to maintain…
OPINION: Ukraine invades Russia finally, with a big helping hand
by LUKE ZUNGAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – UKRAINE has invaded Russia into the Kursk region, in the northern parts of the country, allegedly using powerful weapons from the…
Extreme rise in malnutrition in northern Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – DOCTORS are stepping up activities and expanding community programmes to detect and treat malnutrition…