African Essence

Rwanda enforcing coronavirus lockdown

Rwanda became one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to impose a lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. The East…

March 24, 2020

Kenyans are indisciplined in fight against coronavirus – Kagwe

Kenyans are indisciplined and difficult people, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said. "Kenyans are very indiscipline and it will cost…

March 24, 2020

Famous Saxophonist Manu Dibango dies at the age of 86

Cameroonian Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango is dead, he died at the age of 86. The family of the Cameroonian singer…

March 24, 2020

Malawi election body sets July 2 for rerun of annulled poll

The Malawi Electoral Commission, MEC, on Monday announced 2nd July as the new date for the rerun of annulled presidential…

March 24, 2020

10 dead during Guinea referendum

Officials count votes are under way in Guinea after at least 10 people were killed in the violence as debris…

March 23, 2020

Four military bosses in line to succeed Gen Mwathethe

Four lieutenant-generals are in line to succeed Kenya Defence Forces boss General Samsom Mwathethe in an anticipated military shake-up. The…

March 22, 2020

Migrants arrives from Greek island

After hours of waiting, some 600 migrants stranded on the tourist island of Kea in the Aegean Sea were able…

March 21, 2020

No going back on land reform, Shiri

Government will not return land to the white former commercial farmers but only to the indigenous farmers and those that…

March 20, 2020

Ivory Coast quarantine controversy

There’s growing concern in Ivory Coast over a government decision to quarantine passengers from countries with 100 or more cases…

March 20, 2020

COVID-19:Africa must ‘prepare for the worst now’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday,…

March 19, 2020

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