African Essence

Mali Junta Launches ‘Consultation’ Amid Handover Pressure

Mali's military junta on Thursday launched a three-day "national consultation" with political parties, unions and NGOs, facing questions at home…

September 11, 2020

Latest film by Ivorian Philippe Lacôte debuts at the Venice Film Festival

The French-Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte is back with his second film, The Night of Kings. It tells the story of…

September 10, 2020

Ethiopia: PM hails growing COVID-19 testing capacity in the country

The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, commended the country's growing COVID-19 checking out capability as the quantity of demonstrated instances…

September 9, 2020

Uganda converts national stadium into an auxiliary hospital as COVID-19 cases rise

In the light of the fast-growing COVID-19 incidents, Ugandan health ministry has transformed parts of Namboole National Stadium to into…

September 8, 2020

IBK leaves Bamako as Junta talks continue

The former president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, left Bamako on Saturday evening for treatment in the United Arab Emirates,…

September 7, 2020

Kenya pledges to enhance conservation of vultures

Kenya will earmark sufficient resources to promote conservation of vultures amid threat of extinction linked to habitat destruction and retaliatory…

September 6, 2020

Zimbabweans Remember Mugabe 1 Year After His Passing

A long queue of downcast Zimbabweans stretches out in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe as inhabitants await their turn to receive their daily…

September 5, 2020

Zimbabwe corruption exposing journalist freed from jail

Zimbabwe's investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was released from prison on Wednesday. He used to be arrested six weeks in the…

September 4, 2020

Former Malian President Keita Hospitalised in Private Clinic

Not long after being released from the 10-day detention imposed by the military coup leaders, the National Committee for the…

September 3, 2020

Coffee-Drinking Trend in Uganda Could Boost Economy

Coffee Consumption is on the Rise in Uganda There’s a new trend brewing in Uganda amongst the younger generation that…

September 2, 2020

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