By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) Updated at 1827 EAT on Wednesday 04th March 2026 Uganda’s Defence Advisor in Turkey, Maj. Gen. Bob Ogiki, has overseen the successful evacuation of Ugandan students from Iran following rising security concerns in the region. Maj. Gen. Ogiki is pictured with the students at the Mövenpick…
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Iran Declares 40 Days of Mourning after Assassination of Supreme Leader.
HICGI News Agency — Global Affairs Desk Tehran | Updated at 1237 EAT on March 1, 2026 Iran has entered a 40-day period of national mourning following the assassination of its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in a dramatic development that has intensified tensions across the Middle East and drawn global attention. Iranian state media confirmed…
Iran Strikes U.S. Assets Across Middle East in Major Escalation.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon) Tensions in the Middle East have sharply escalated after Iran launched coordinated missile strikes targeting United States military assets across the region, marking one of the most serious confrontations between Tehran and Washington in recent years. Widespread Missile Attacks Across the Gulf Iranian forces fired missiles…
Judiciary Asserts Congressional Authority Over Trade in Blow to Trump.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.) Supreme Court Clamps Down on Trump’s Expansive View of Executive Power After Major Tariff Ruling Washington, Feb. 21, 2026 — In a significant rebuke to former President Donald Trump’s aggressive interpretation of presidential authority, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling yesterday that undercuts one…
US Launches Large-Scale Strikes on Venezuela, Trump Claims President Nicolás Maduro Captured and Flown Out
WASHINGTON / CARACAS — The United States has carried out large-scale military strikes inside Venezuela and, according to President Donald Trump, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife have been captured and flown out of the country. In a Truth Social post early Saturday, Trump said the operation was conducted in conjunction with U.S. law…
We Love by Action”: Dr. Michelle Corral Brings Faith and Relief to Refugees in Imvepi.
By Eric Kikomeko & Faith Barbara N Ruhinda- Updated at 1900 EAT on 16th December 2025 Imvepi, West Nile — American televangelist and philanthropist Dr. Michelle Corral on Monday conducted a major humanitarian outreach at Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s West Nile region, near the DRC–South Sudan border, reaching thousands of displaced persons with food…
Hero at 35,000 Feet: How a Ugandan Doctor Saved a Life on a Turkish Airlines Flight
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) At cruising altitude, with passengers asleep and the hum of jet engines filling the cabin, few expect a medical emergency to unfold. But on Friday aboard Turkish Airlines Flight TK585 from Istanbul to Mauritania, fate intervened — and so did an Ugandan doctor. When the cabin crew’s voice…
U.S. and Uganda Sign $2.3 Billion Health Cooperation Deal.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) updated at 0826 EAT on Wednesday 11th December 2025 Five-year agreement strengthens disease prevention, boosts domestic health financing, and advances long-term health system self-reliance. The Governments of the United States and Uganda have today signed a landmark five-year, $2.3 billion bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that…
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