African Essence

Three months of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

Three months ago sub-Saharan Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case in Nigeria. Although infections have risen and continue to grow,…

May 29, 2020

Algeria recalls ambassador in France over protest films

Algeria on Wednesday recalled its ambassador from France for consultations, after documentaries about the North African country’s anti-government protest movement…

May 28, 2020

Poultry farmers in Kenya decry Uganda, Tanzania unfair trade

Poultry farmers in Kenya want the Ministry of Trade to intervene on the discriminative tariff by the Uganda on chicken…

May 27, 2020

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa blasts West for meddling in African affairs

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has castigated the West for meddling in the internal affairs of African countries and called on…

May 26, 2020

Nigeria’s economy grows by 1.8% in first quarter of 2020

Nigeria’s economy grew 1.87% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, the statistics office said on…

May 25, 2020

Death and destruction as floods hit western Uganda

Thousands of Ugandans have been displaced from their homes after heavy rains hit the East African country. Reports say the…

May 24, 2020

Tanzania’s President banks on prayers as cases drop

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has continued to attend political rallies around the country this week, as he seeks a second…

May 23, 2020

Mory Kante: Guinean icon famed for ‘Yeke Yeke’ song dies

Guinean traditional music icon Mory Kante has died, President Alpha Conde confirmed in a tweet of May 22. Conde described…

May 22, 2020

Burundi awaits poll results as opposition alleges fraud

Polling station closed across Burundi on Wednesday in a largely incident free process in keenly watched general elections. The polls…

May 21, 2020

Burkina Faso unveils upgraded statue of Thomas Sankara

A little over a year after an initial bronze statue was unveiled of Thomas Sankara, government unveiled another – of…

May 20, 2020

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