African Essence

Mali Pronounces Ex- Defence Minister Ba N’Daou as Interim President

A Huge Decision Head of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, Colonel Assimi Goïta, issued a nationally…

September 22, 2020

Cameroon Army deploys ahead of Tuesday protests

All military personnel have been put on alert in Cameroon for four days starting Monday, over fears the Tuesday protests…

September 21, 2020

Senior UN official demands Drareni release

Senior United Nations official Clément Nyaletsossi Voule has called on Algerian authorities to release Khaled Drareni. The journalist has been…

September 20, 2020

Two African women still in running for WTO top job

Two African women are among the five candidates still in the running to take the World Trade Organization top job.…

September 19, 2020

Burundi: Human rights abuses continues, UN watchdog report

Human rights violations are still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder, a report by a UN watchdog…

September 18, 2020

Burkina Faso faces armed conflict, COVID-19 and floods

Fati Soré is one of the many displaced people in the Sahel, who fled to the city of Kaya in…

September 17, 2020

Mali: Opposition group says junta’s plan “does not reflect” views of the people

As Mali's junta tried to hash out a political roadmap with West African leaders in Ghana on Tuesday, the 18-month…

September 16, 2020

School Back in Session for Children in Tunisia

Back to school for children in Tunisia on September 15, following the approval of the health protocol by the Tunisian…

September 15, 2020

Ship Carrying One Tonne of Cocaine Busted on New African Drug Route

Busted at the Sea Vast blue waters and open sparkling air. Nothing out of the normal right here barring a…

September 14, 2020

Mali: Leaders Discuss 2-year Transition Civilian Government

A proposal to appoint a two-year transitional civilian government, heavily influenced by the military junta is being debated in Mali…

September 12, 2020

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