African Essence

2010 World Cup: What remains of the legacy ten years on?

June 2020 is exactly ten years when the first World Cup on African soil was hosted. The continent and South…

June 15, 2020

Moroccan farmers chartered to Italy for work

Seasonal agricultural workers from Morocco have been flown to Italy to harvest. COVID-19 lockdown left them out of jobs, while…

June 14, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: Gaborone hospital, bank closed over exposure

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government…

June 13, 2020

Ethiopia govt exploiting pandemic to stay on ‘indefinitely’ – Jawar

The Ethiopian government is using COVID-19 as a pretext to technically extend “its term of office indefinitely,” this is the…

June 12, 2020

Rwanda set to launch Space Agency in July

Rwanda's Minister of Technology and Innovation Paula Ingabire advanced on Wednesday that the Rwandan Space Agency must start operating in…

June 11, 2020

Congolese music star Edouard Nganga dies at 87

The republic of Congo is in mourning following the death of the patriarch of rumba and Congolese music, Edouard Nganga.…

June 10, 2020

Tired Kenyans march against ‘dogged’ police violence

Dozens in Kenya’s capital Nairobi held peaceful demonstrations on Monday against police brutality. Marching through Mathare slums, the demonstrators demanded…

June 9, 2020

Mozambique sex workers struggle to survive

In Mozambique, prostitutes continue to work in the midst of a health crisis. This is Tete, where the red light…

June 8, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: final ‘day of prayer’ amid health protocol campaign

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government…

June 7, 2020

Protest against ‘racism and discrimination’ at top SA boys school

Grade 12 pupils at one of the country’s top private boys' schools, Diocesan College in Cape Town, better known as…

June 6, 2020

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