The struggle to identify reliable sources for news about the war was exacerbated over the weekend by Mr Musk, who on Sunday posted the names of two accounts he said were “good” for “following the war in real-time”. Elon Musk has told an EU chief to send him a list of the “violations” he is…
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Israel-Hamas conflict live: Fighting rages as Hezbollah launches strikes; 700 Israelites Dead.
In pictures: Buildings in Gaza reduced to rubble Images emerge showing the level of destruction caused by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip. A man takes a solar panel from a mosque destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip [Yousef Masoud/AP]A Palestinians man sits in the rubble of a building after…
After almost 3 decades of service, UN Career Diplomat chooses Uganda as New Home to Promote PanAfrican values, Youth Entrepreneurs and Solutions on Global Stage.
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin KAMPALA- H.E Rosa Malango, former United Nations Resident Cordinator to Uganda has returned to Kampala to take on a new mandate . In statement seen by HICGI News Agency, Malango says; After almost thirty years of service with the United Nations, I have begun a newphase as an international senior adviser…
Putin Holds Talks with South Sudan’s Salvar Kiir
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said relations between Russia and South Sudan were developing “intensively”. Speaking at a meeting with the South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Moscow, Putin noted Russia was one of the first countries to recognise the sovereignty and independence of South Sudan. “I must say we believe that we have…
Pregnant ‘dwarf’-like creature found on tree in Uganda is ‘cryptic’ new species
Nestled into the woodlands of Uganda sat a “dwarf”-like creature. The pregnant animal waited out the night on a tree trunk —or tried to. Passing scientists spotted the pregnant animal — and discovered a “cryptic” new species. Researchers ventured into the woodlands of the Karamoja region of the central African country several times in 2015,…
Kenya, US sign defense agreement ahead planned Haiti deployment
Kenya and the US signed a defense agreement Monday that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence. Kenya’s Defense Minister Aden Duale and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the accord at a…
France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, Macron says
France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, marking the latest major development amid high tensions between the two countries since a military junta seized control of Niger in July. “We are putting an end to our military cooperation with the de facto authorities of Niger…
Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK
“They are terrorists, plain and simple – and this proscription order makes that clear in UK law.” Wagner had played a key role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as operating in Syria and countries in Africa including Libya and Mali. Its fighters have been accused of a number crimes including killing and torturing…
