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…
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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…
Kenya’s Ruto envisions ‘a climate proof future for all’ lead by Africa
Kenya’s president said Africa had a chance to “guide the globe” on climate action as he prepared to open a landmark climate summit in Nairobi on Monday aimed at reframing the continent as a budding renewable energy powerhouse. The first Africa Climate Summit comes ahead of a flurry of diplomatic meetings leading to the November…
Gabon’s Gen. Oligui Nguema sworn in as ‘transitional’ head of state
Gabon’s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state Monday (Sep. 04) less than a week after ousting the president whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room…
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