Updated at 1758 EAT on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Somalia, Kenya, and now Ethiopia have raised the alarm about the latest climate shock to a fragile region traversed by herders and others trying to keep their animals, and themselves, alive. In Ethiopia’s Somali region, people have seen the failures of what should have been three…
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Uganda and Rwanda get confused over the border between them
Updated on 2/2/2022 at 1213 EAT Uganda and Rwanda got confused over the border between them after last week’s reopening announcement. The border between the two countries has been closed since February 2019. Rwandans however were complaining that they were not allowed to cross while Ugandans were also reporting delays at the Gatuna border post. …
Kakwenza asks Court to Relax Bail Terms
By Our Reporter, Updated at 1157 EAT on Tuesday 1st February 2022 Author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has applied to court to have his bail terms relaxed to facilitate his forthcoming travel to Germany and also seek specialized medical treatment following his torture predicaments during his detention in unknown detention centers. Appearing before Buganda Road court chief…
After explosive blows up matatu in Mandera; Seven left dead
Monday, January 31, 2022 Updated at 0310 EAT on 31 January 2022. At least seven people have been confirmed dead and 13 others left nursing injuries at Mandera County Referral Hospital after a matatu they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mandera on Monday morning.null The 14-seater matatu plying the Mandera…
Uganda’s Rolex sets Guiness world record.
By Emmanuel Onyango & Miriam WatsembaBBC News, Nairobi. The world’s largest rolex weighs 204.6kg (32st 3lb) and is 2.32m (10ft 6in) long. If you’re struggling to imagine how that could fit on your wrist then forget the Swiss watch brand and think East African street food. As Ugandans have been known to say: “We don’t…
Europe is worried about energy as tensions between Nato and Russia increase.
EU depends on Russia for a third of its gas supplies and any interruption would worsen an existing energy crisis. The head of NATO has said Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, as the United Kingdom warned it was “highly likely” that Russia, the continent’s biggest natural gas supplier, was looking to invade Ukraine….
Destruction of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem goes to ICC
Israel is taken to the International Criminal Court as it continues to demolish Palestinian homes in the occupied territories. HICGI News Agency – Updated at 0825 on Monday 31st January 2022 Beit Hanina, Occupied East Jerusalem – Nine people were injured and journalists were attacked by Israeli security forces this week as the Jerusalem Municipality demolished…
Swiss Security Launch investigations into sudden death of Ugandan Ex Minister Rev Fr Simon Lokodo
HICGI News Agency – Updated at 0010 EAT on Sunday 30th January 29 2022 The Swiss Security and Intelligence Agencies have launched investigations into death of Uganda’s Former ethics and integrity minister Rev Fr Simon Lokodo who passed on in Geneva Saturday morning. Sources to HICGI News Agency indicate that the government of Switzerland move…
