The head of US Africa Command warned Congress on Thursday that Russia is aggressively working to expand its footing among African countries, leaving several “at the tipping point” of falling under its influence. “[A] number of countries are at the tipping point of actually being captured by the Russian Federation as they are spreading some…
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Finally President Macky Sall confirms date for elections 24 march, Senegal
Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday, after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate expires on April 2 was unconstitutional. Senegalese voters should finally head to the polls at the end of March, following a string of…
Boko Haram crisis in Nigria Dozen of women in Gamboru Ngala are indoor due to abduction
Updated by Nakayima Ritah at HICGi news Agency Majority of the population now they can not move freely due the fear of being abducted by the jihadists Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria. The victims were mostly women who lived in a camp in Gamboru Ngala town after fleeing their homes because of attacks by the…
Former ANC NEC Member Nathi Nhleko resigns from the party
A former senior government minister in South Africa has left the governing African National Congress (ANC), with a blistering attack on the party. Nathi Nhleko said it was “painful” to see the ANC turn into a party he no longer recognised, accusing it of introducing austerity measures and dismantling state-owned companies. Mr Nhleko was close…
Chad opposition leader Yaha Dillo killed
A leading critic of Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Déby, has been killed in a shootout with security forces, officials say. Yaya Dillo’s death comes after the government blamed him for a deadly attack on the country’s security agency. He denied the accusation. On Wednesday, heavy gunfire was heard near his party’s headquarters in the capital, N’Djamena….
Mastering the Art of Exhibition and Pitching Investors – Rosa Malango Remarks
KAMPALA – UGANDA, Updated at 1518 EAT on 1st March 2024 Former UN Diplomat Rosa Malango has addressed members of the Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited- UWEAL headquarters in Kampala HICGI News Agency brings you her full remarks; Allow me to begin by thanking the organisers for inviting me to give this keynote address on…
Parliament in Ghana passes anti-homosexuality bill
Ghana’s parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a controversial anti-homosexuality bill that has drawn international condemnation. “After three long years, we have finally passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values…
French journalist Antoine Galindo detained in Ethiopia
On February 22, at 3:55 p.m., Galindo, who reports for the Paris-based privately owned news website Africa Intelligence, was detained by security forces in civilian clothing in the capital, Addis Ababa, his publisher Indigo Publications said in a statement and his lawyer, who works for the firm Tameru Wondm Agegnehu, told CPJ by phone. Galindo was detained at the Ethiopian…
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