African Essence

Buhari Receives Madagascar COVID-19 Herbal Medication from the President of Guinea Bissau

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday received samples of the Madagascar herbal drug which the African country claimed could cure COVID-19. The…

May 16, 2020

Africa’s persona non grata diplomacy: Burundi sacks WHO experts

Diplomacy is a delicate business that is duly defined as the ‘art of dealing with people in a tactful way’,…

May 15, 2020

Comoros thanks Madagascar for supply of COVID-Organics

The Comorian president Azali Assoumani thanked the people of Madagascar and President Rajoelina for donation of COVID-Organics, the purported virus…

May 14, 2020

Angola ‘quarantines’ suburb of capital to contain virus spread

Angolan authorities have isolated a suburb of the capital Luanda after a number of cases were discovered there. The move…

May 13, 2020

UN agency plans economic readjustment in Africa after Covid-19

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) looks forward to the day after Covid-19 and forsees the reorientation of…

May 12, 2020

Tunisian NGO distributing COVID-19 food aid via SMS

A Tunisian non-governmental organization, NGO, Sustainable Food Bank; is distributing food supplies to families adversely impacted by ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.…

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up – WHO warns

The coronavirus pandemic has been confirmed in over 180 countries globally since it was first discovered in the Chinese city…

May 10, 2020

Botswana ‘masks up’ over COVID-19: Govt restricts sale of medical masks

The Government of Botswana has issued legislation that makes it compulsory to wear masks/face coverings in public places, businesses and…

May 1, 2020

Morocco detects more than 300 Covid-19 case in prisons

More than 300 cases of people infected with Covid-19 were detected in three prisons in Morocco, after a screening campaign…

April 29, 2020

Egypt extends state of emergency for three months

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months of a long-running state of emergency, citing…

April 28, 2020

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