African Essence

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

Seychelles virus-free with full recoveries, no death

Another island nation, Seychelles, has attained virus-free status after the Health Ministry announced full recoveries as of Monday May 18.…

May 19, 2020

United Nations Says Zimbabwe Needs Assistance

The United Nations has said that Zimbabwe is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis so acute that international assistance is…

May 18, 2020

Mosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spread

It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as…

May 17, 2020

Botswana president talks farming

Botswana president Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi on Saturday gave social media users what he called a peep into “Mokgweetsi the farmer’s…

May 17, 2020

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