President Putin said he had been left with no choice but to launch the operation [AFP] Updated on Thursday 24/02/2022 at 940 EAT. Russia on Thursday announced the closure of its airspace for civilian flights on the western border with Ukraine and Belarus. A Notice to Airmen or Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) was published…
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Katuntu Promises Fairness As Zaake Hearings Start.
Updated at 0006 EAT on February 24th 2022. Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline has commenced hearings into MP Francis Zaake (NUP, Mityana Municipality)’s alleged unbecoming conduct, with Chairperson, Hon Abdu Katuntu promising fairness. Zaake, a Parliament Commissioner, is set to appear before the committee following comments attributed to a Twitter channel allegedly belonging…
UK:Reople REFUSE To Evacuate Their Homes Along The Flooded River Despite ‘danger to life’
Updated at 1355 EAT ON February 2022. HICGI News Agency: Dozens of people living next to Britain’s longest river in Shropshire and Worcestershire were told to get out on Monday amid ‘danger to life’ warnings and fears that flood defences could fail after three storms in five days. Britons refusing to leave their homes along…
Erdogan seeks to boost ties with Africa in four-day visit.
The Turkish president wants to boost business ties with African countries. Updated on Wednesday 22/02/2022 at 1158 EAT. Turkey’s president has promised to boost relations with African countries as he visited the Senegalese capital Dakar during a four-day tour of Central and West Africa. “We will continue to enhance our relations with African countries on…
Somalia funding at risk over election delays
Election delays could mean IMF’s planned reforms will not be endorsed in time for its review by mid-May. Published On Monday 22/02/2022 at 1128 EAT. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long postponed national elections encounter new delays, a senior official has told the AFP. The IMF’s programme…
Street Preachers & Children Ordered off Kampala – Hudu Hussein
Updated at 06:00 EAT on Wednesday 23rd Feb 2022 HICGI News Agency KAMPALA – The Resident City Commission – Hajji Hudhu Hussein has ordered preachers on Kampala Streets to vacate or risk being jailed if they defy orders in the next 30 days. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Mr Hudhu said he is not spring…
A perfect storm of weather extremes and inequality.
Updated on Tuesday 22/02/2022 at 1159 EAT. The town saw a month’s worth of rain – 240 mm (9.4 in)- in just two hours. “The rain came down so hard,” Carine says. She was trapped at work, while her daughter was at home. “I had no idea that where I lived it was even worse.” …
Canada’s Parliament Approves Trudeau’s Emergency Powers.
Updated at 0804 EAT on 22nd February 2022. OTTAWA, Canada’s parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks. The Emergencies Act was approved in parliament by 185 to 151, with the minority…
