African Essence

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

Sahel armies accused of human rights violations

Soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger engaged in the fight against jihadists in the central Sahel have been accused…

June 5, 2020

Kenya: Lockdown poverty exposes African sex workers to more violence

Peninah Wanjiru wasn’t really one to take chances. Her friends said the 35-year-old Kenyan sex worker was careful how she…

June 4, 2020

COVID-19: Kenyan boy who made hand-washing machine awarded

A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus has told the…

June 3, 2020

Nigerian artist uses graffiti to inspire youth

A Nigerian artist is aiming to inspire young people in his vicinity through graffiti art in a Lagos suburb. Fawas…

June 2, 2020

Doubters quarantine: DRC civil society campaign combats virus denials

Civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are taking to the front line of coronavirus sensitization efforts as…

June 1, 2020

Rwanda’s successful peacekeeping operations informed by badexperience

Rwanda’s relationship with international peace keeping efforts is a mixed bag. During this period of the year in Rwanda, UN…

May 30, 2020

This website uses cookies.