By HICGI News Agency updated at 1259 GMT on 14th July 2021 The Libyan Ministry of Justice said Friday that it had released 84 inmates, along with their children, and had deported them back to their country, Nigeria. “The deportation was carried out by the team tasked with following up all the legal procedures of…
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Rwanda, Tanzania sign four bilateral agreements
By Collins Mwai & E K Benj Updated at 1103 GMT on Tuesday 03rd Aug 2021 KIGALI- Rwanda and Tanzania on August 2, signed four bilateral agreements during a two-day state visit by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on the invitation of her counterpart President Paul Kagame. On the first day of the visit, the two leaders…
43 die in Europe migrant Boat Crisis off Tunisia
Forty-three migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia, the Tunisian Red Crescent says. Updated at 0116 GTM on Sunday 04th July 2021 The migrants had set off from the Libyan port of Zuwara and were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. A further 84 were rescued by the Tunisian navy, said…
UG to Export Wonder Covidex
By E K Benj updated at 1110 GMT On Wednesday 30th June 2021 KAMPALA – Following approval by National Drug Authority (NDA) for public consumption, the manufacturers of Covidex, a local herbal medicine in supporting treatment for viral infections, including Covid-19 are now targeting international consumers. Speaking to HICGI News Agency, several people who have…
Unilateral Ethiopia Cease-fire Takes Effect in Tigray
By HICGI News Agency Updated at 2059 GMT on Tuesday June 29, 2021 10:14 Ethiopia’s government has declared a unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region as the area’s former governing party and troops entered the regional capital, Mekelle, prompting cheers from residents. The national government made the announcement on state media late Monday, saying the…
Liberian VP Jets in Uganda
ENTEBBE – Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni on Tuesday hosted the Liberian Vice President H.E Dr Jewel Howard Taylor and her delegation at State House Entebbe. By Prossy S will updated at 0206 GMT on Wednesday 16th June 2021 Thanks In a tweet, Museveni said was glad to hear…
Chad unrest- military claims victory over rebels in the north
N’Djamena Updated at 14:42 GMT on Monday 10th May 2021 Chad’s military claimed victory on Sunday in its weeks-long battle with northern rebels that led to the death of President Idriss Deby on the battlefield. However, the rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) said it was not aware of an end…
700 drown in Congo River boat disaster
Whaling vessel was carrying 700 passengers at night from Kinshasa when it capsized in Mai-Ndombe province, minister for humanitarian action says. By Alain Uaykani Updated at 9:10 GMT on Tuesday 16th Feb 21 Kinshasa, DRC – At least 60 people have died and hundreds are missing after a boat capsized in the Congo River in western…
