African Essence

African govts must urgently update digital rights laws – Lawyer

Governments across the continent must put more work into digital rights legislation which falls into the wider area of fundamental…

July 16, 2020

Thousands of people in DR Congo capital defy protest ban

Thousands of protesters gather in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, four days after five people were killed in banned demonstrations…

July 15, 2020

Kenyans hold funeral for first doctor to die of covid-19

Family members and colleagues on Monday gather at the funeral of the first Kenyan doctor, Doreen Adisa Lugaliki in Bungoma,…

July 14, 2020

New bill to protect consumers in the financial sector being worked on in Seychelles

Work has started in Seychelles on a new consumer protection bill for the financial sector. The process, now in the…

July 13, 2020

Ethiopia to restore toppled UK bust of Emperor Haile Selassie

The Ethiopian embassy in the United Kingdom will restore a bust of the country’s last emperor in a London park.…

July 12, 2020

Death of PM Coulibaly: Abidjan residents express shock

Ivorians are mourning the passing of the country’s prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly.Days after his death people are still in…

July 11, 2020

TPLF tells Ethiopia PM to face challenges, stop scapegoating

Ethiopian opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has accused Prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his government of being…

July 10, 2020

Egypt reopens Giza pyramids amid pandemic

Egypt reopened its famed Giza pyramids to the public after a three-month closure. The reopening marked the restart of a…

July 9, 2020

Africa’s coronavirus cases hits half a million, about 12,000 deaths

Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The continent-wide total is over 508,000, according to figures released…

July 8, 2020

Morocco: pro-ISIS cell dismantled, four arrested

Morocco’s Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that four alleged members of a “terrorist cell” linked to the jihadist group Islamic State…

July 7, 2020

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