African Essence

Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan

Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering…

June 26, 2020

Ghana apologises to Nigeria for demolition at embassy

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has apologized to his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari following the illegal building demolition on the premises…

June 25, 2020

Gabon MPs vote to decriminalise homosexuality

Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in…

June 24, 2020

You are not gods: Uganda’s president asks WHO to be modest

Uganda’s president on Monday expressed his frustration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying they are not gods and should…

June 23, 2020

A year on: Ethiopia remembers ex-army chief, 2019 ‘coup’ victims

Ethiopia remembered former army chief Seare Mekonnen on Monday, on the first anniversary of his assassination in 2019 via a…

June 22, 2020

Morocco’s management of Covid19

Morocco’s virus management has been noticed and praised in Europe. Very early the kingdom took the decision to close its…

June 20, 2020

Death, destruction as landslide ravages parts of Ivory Coast

A landslide on the outskirts of Ivory Coast’s largest city Thursday killed at least 13 people after heavy rains swept…

June 19, 2020

UN reports highest number of refugees ever recorded

The UN refugee agency says the number of asylum-seekers, internally displaced people and refugees worldwide shot up by nearly nine…

June 18, 2020

Algeria: taxi drivers slam conditions for operations

Barely allowed to circulate after 3 months of confinement, Algerian taxi drivers are angry. On Monday, they demonstrated at the…

June 17, 2020

African nations drag US to UN human rights council over ‘systemic racism’

African nations have prepared a draft resolution at the U.N.’s top human rights body that singles out the United States…

June 16, 2020

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