US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women. By Sam Cabral The R&B artist, 55, was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. He had faced years of allegations and the judge on Wednesday said…
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War in Ukraine: Missiles hit targets across country as G7 rallies over Russia
Dozens of Russian missiles have struck targets across Ukraine, with the capital Kyiv enduring the heaviest barrage in months. A Kyiv apartment block was destroyed, killing at least one and wounding six others including a seven-year-old girl. Ukraine says 14 missiles were fired at the Kyiv region on Sunday, but the strikes extended far beyond…
Ugandan Music Celebrities Rock Pastor Wilson Bugembe Concert- Watch 3 hour Show here.
By E K Benj @kivumbi Updated at 14:22 EAT on Saturday – 04th June 2022 KAMPALA- On Friday night HICGI News Agency had unlimited access to broadcast Ugandan Gospel Music giant and pastor of Worship House, Nansana Pastor Wilson Bugembe music show at Hotel Africana in Kampala. The show which started officially at 7:00pm local…
Russian gas firm Gazprom to cut some supply to Shell
By Michael Race Updated at 0716 GMT on Wednesday 1st June 2022 Shell has said it will work to keep gas flowing to its customers in Europe after Russian energy firm Gazprom said it would cut supplies from tomorrow. Gazprom said it would halt gas to Denmark’s Orsted and to Shell for its contract to…
Africa Development Bank Speaks out on Funding 11 African Cities -Special Coverage from Bizerte- Tunisia
By HICGI News Agency updated at 0131 GMT +1 on Thursday 26th May 2022 We’re bringing you feeds from Bizerte, Tunisia on the shores of the Mediterranean sea linking Europe and Africa where delegates for Africa Smart Towns Network – ASToN are convening for a week. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin has reached out to Africa Development…
John Ntalo Battles Ministry of Trade, UDC for 5 years over 2 Billion in Claim for Bleach of Contract; Dr. Patrick Birungi Responds to HICGI News Agency on the Matter.
By E K Benj @Kivumbi Uganda Government is facing ‘embarrassment’ for failing to honor contract signed by Ministry of Trade with JB IT Consult based in Katabi, Entebbe for five years now. According to documents seen by HICGI News Agency, the private IT Firm headed by John Ntalo a resident of Entebbe was contracted by…
President Erdogan says he will not approve Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership if they sanction Turkey
By Isil Sariyuce in Istanbul and Zahid Mahmood in London Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he would not approve Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership if they sanction Ankara. “First of all, we would not say ‘yes’ to those who impose sanctions on Turkey joining NATO, which is a security organization. Because…
UAE Announces 40 days of morning for Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi.
HICGI News Agency -Updated at 0959 EAT on Sunday 15th May 2022. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing president, whose name adorns the world’s tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, died May 13. He was 73. The UAE government announced his death in a brief statement without further details. Sheikh Khalifa, who…
Finland’s leaders announce support for NATO membership, sparking retaliation threats from Russia
By Luke McGee Finland’s president and prime minister announced their support for joining NATO on Thursday, moving the Nordic nation which shares an 800-mile border with Russia one step closer to membership of the US-led military alliance. The Kremlin has responded by saying the move would be a threat to Russia and warned of possible…
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead while covering Israeli military operation in West Bank
By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, Updated 2114 GMT (0514 HKT) May 11, 2022 Jerusalem (HICGI News Agency) Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday. nullThe Palestinian health ministry said she was shot in the…
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