By Jerry Omondi South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent condolences to the families of 19 pupils and two adults who were killed in a horrific road accident on Friday. The crash happened near Pongola in northern KwaZulu-Natal, when a truck that was overtaking another hit the vehicle transporting the school children. The pupils were…
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Sudan floods kill 134 people, destroy 16 900 homes
Flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, Sudanese officials announced Thursday, raising the official death toll from the floods since the rainy season began in May to 134. The office of Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, the leader of Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense, said an additional 120 people…
IMF greenlights immediate disbursement of $31.9 million to Madagascar
By Jerry Omondi The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has greenlighted the immediate disbursement of 31.9 million U.S. dollars to Madagascar to cover the island nation’s external and fiscal financing needs. The approval comes after the lender confirmed it had completed the second review of the country’s economic program under the Extended Credit Facility This now…
Scuffles break out in Senegal’s parliament
Scuffles erupted in Senegal’s Parliament on Monday as legislators met for the first time since July to elect a new president of the national assembly. The new parliamentary session heated up as parties failed to reach an agreement on electoral procedure. After hours of debates and arguments, tension boiled over and violence erupted with lawmakers…
African leaders travel to New York for United Nations General Assembly
Follow us on Twitter @HICGINewsAgency and Facebook African leaders are expected to join other leaders from across the world in New York for the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77), which begins on Tuesday. Scheduled to run until September 27, this year’s UNGA will take place against a backdrop of complex, interconnected…
20 Heads of State expected in Kenya for Ruto’s inauguration
At least 20 Heads of State are expected in Kenya for Tuesday’s inauguration of president-elect William Ruto, the Principal Secretary in the Interior Ministry, Karanja Kibicho said. Kibicho made the announcement on Saturday as the Assumption of Office Committee toured Kasarani Stadium in the capital, Nairobi, where the event will be held. He however did…
437,000 barrels of oil stolen on daily basis by criminals in Nigeria
Follow us on all social media at @HICGI News Agency An average of 437,000 barrels of oil is stolen on daily basis by criminals in Nigeria according to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL). According to Premium Times’ data analysis, between January and July, Africa’s biggest oil producer lost an average of 437,000 barrels of oil…
China Space Station: Shenzhou-14 taikonauts talk with African youths
The three Shenzhou-14 Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, currently in China’s space station for a six-month mission, had a dialogue with students from eight African countries via video link on Tuesday. The event, co-hosted by the Mission of China to the African Union (AU), China Manned Space Agency (CMS) and the African Union Commission (AUC), was…
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