The Seychelles

Quintessence of Seychelles 🇸🇨

Location: East Africa If you are looking for the best beaches in Africa then Seychelles should definitely top your list. It is not the most standard destination as it is a little off the beaten track. This stunning archipelago lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean 1,500km from the mainland of East Africa. Unfortunately […]

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Duchess of Sussex, Rihanna, Naomi Campell and Victoria Beckham And Others Nominated For Fashion Icon Award

The International Fashion Icon Award is coming soon at the inaugural World Fashion Awards.And guess who was nominated for th awards..? The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle was nominated! The 37-year-old will go up against other nominees including Naomi Campbell, Rihanna, Dame Vivienne Westwood, Kim Kardashian West, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and her friend, Priyanka […]

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Quintessence of Kenya

While most touristic destinations in Kenya are based in the southern part (such as the beautiful Masai Mara & Maasai Mara National Reserve, Diani Beach and Amboseli National Park), the northern part of the country is a rather untouched and wild place. It’s very sparsely populated and infrastructure is rudimentary, but offers some of the […]

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American runner Grunewald dies

Tributes have flowed for United States runner Gabriele Grunewald, who died in Minneapolis on Tuesday from complications of cancer at the age of 32. Grunewald inspired thousands by chronicling on social media her battle with a rare form of cancer of the salivary gland. She continuing to compete at a world class level long after […]

Madagascar

Quintessence of Madagascar 🇲🇬

Location: East Africa Madagascar is a country with some of the best nature reserves and adventure anyone has ever experienced. However, traveling Madagascar independently is not for the faint hearted, especially if it’s your first time in Africa! Foreign explorers travel mostly around the south and western parts of the island, covering locations like Baobab […]

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Mahindra wins Gold Award in South Africa for fairing on various indicators

India’s automobile major Mahindra won the Gold Award here for fairing on various indicators, including level of satisfaction among its network of dealers and the manner of allocation of vehicles to them. Mahindra, which has been in South Africa for the past 16 years, received the award on Friday from the country’s National Automobile Dealers’ […]

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US Invests 13.5million in Health Sector

The United States government has invested more than $13.5million in Ghana’s health sector, particularly in maternal and child health within the last five years of its support programme for the country. In all, 72 nursing and midwifery skills laboratories and 12 model Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds were refurbished and equipped in beneficiary […]

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Quintessence of Mozambique 🇲🇿

Mozambique is one of the most amazing off-the-beaten-path countries I’ve visited. With very little info online to go on when I initially went, I was a bit scared to go it alone, but I found a country with gorgeous coastline, friendly people, and amazing food. Head to Tofo for surfing, swimming with Manta Rays and […]

Netanyahu fires two key ministers ahead of Israeli polls

Netanyahu fires two key ministers ahead of Israeli polls

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired two prominent ministers Sunday ahead of general elections set for September, the second time the country will go to the polls this year, an official said. An official from Netanyahu’s office confirmed on condition of anonymity that Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked had been fired, […]

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The Quintessence of Fort Jesus, Kenya

Fort Jesus was a Portuguese fort built in 1593 on Mombasa Island. It was built to secure the safety of the Portuguese living on the East Coast of Africa, and it experienced more turbulence than any other fort in Africa due to the hostilities of interested parties that lived in Mombasa. It was attacked by […]

Trump Policies Hinder Efforts to Repatriate Dadaab Refugees

The UN refugee agency has noted that U.S. immigration officials recently rejected all 56 of the Somali cases in Dadaab -the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya- that had been proposed for resettlement in the U.S. By contrast, they added, Sweden approved all but two of the 29 Somali Dadaab cases it had been forwarded […]

Uganda Hosts Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Conference

Anti-corruption chiefs will convene in Kampala from 6th to 11th May 2019 to discuss ways of dealing with corruption, one of the major problems facing governments around the globe. The Inspectorate of Government will tomorrow (Sunday) host the 9th Commonwealth Africa Anti- Corruption Centre (CAACC) or the Centre as it is commonly known. The Inspector […]

Cameroon has ‘Window of Opportunity’ to Solve Crises – UN

The country needs a rapid and deep-rooted effort to tackle the violence that has spilled over the border from Nigeria, Chad and Central African Republic, while crackdowns on separatists in the southwest and northeast have caused long-running tensions. TAGS: CameroonConflictExternal RelationsGovernanceHealthInternational OrganisationsWest Africa

UK Assures Kenya of Strong Business Ties

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told the press during a joint briefing with his Kenyan counterpart Monica Juma that the United Kingdom is committed to favourable trading relations with Kenya even after Britain leaves the European Union. The EU and UK have agreed on a delayed Brexit, Britain postponing its scheduled departure from the union […]

‘Crazy’ Africa Invasion Plan Denied by Former British Official

Former British secretary of state for defence Gavin Williamson has said that reports alleging he wanted to “invade Africa” by instigating military action in countries including Zimbabwe, Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya were leaked to discredit him. TAGS: AfricaEast AfricaEgyptEurope and AfricaExternal RelationsGovernanceKenyaNigeriaNorth AfricaWest AfricaZimbabwe