By EK Benj & Reuters – Updated at 0540 EAT on Wednesday 25th January 2023 Uganda has approved an application by a company controlled by TotalEnergies to construct a 3.5 billion U.S. dollar oil pipeline that will transport the country’s crude to international markets, Godfrey Kabbyanga, the state minister for information, said in a statement…
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Extortion At Entebbe Airport: Aviation Authority Bans Staff From Use of Mobile Phones While on Duty
HICGI News Agency By Brenda Namugenyi The Uganda civil aviation authority has launched investigations against staff of different agencies at the airport over claims of extortion. The authority has issued new guidelines to workers including ban of mobile phones while on duty. The mobile phones were used to extort money through electronic money transfers from…
Pacific Islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste
Japan’s planned release of wastewater from the Fukushima power plant raises concerns in Pacific Island nations that are still grappling with the legacy of nuclear testing decades ago. Pacific Island nations have urged Japan to delay the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears it could contaminate fishing grounds. The appeal…
Chinese Foreign Minister: Africa isn’t a ‘wrestling ground’ for big powers
“Africa should be an arena for international cooperation rather than a ‘wrestling ground’ for big powers,” Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday, adding that it is cooperation not confrontation that really counts for Africa and no country in the world has the right to force African countries to take sides. Qin made the remarks when being asked…
US House Republicans announce investigation into President Biden
The new Republican majority in the US House of Representatives have requested information from Twitter and the Treasury Department. Republicans in the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday opened their long-promised investigation into Democratic President Joe Biden and his family, wielding the power of their new majority to demand information from the Treasury Department and former…
Uganda’s Fifth Ebola Outbreak That claimed 55 Lives Comes to an End
By Brenda Namugenyi Updated at 14:40 EAT by HICGI News Agency on 11th Jan 2023 The world health Organization has declared Uganda free from the Ebola virus almost four months since the first case was reported. On 20th September 2022, Ebola, Sudan variant was declared in the districts of Mubende and Kassanda. The virus had killed one confirmed case…
Pele’s funeral: Brazil legend given joyous send-off
By Katy Watson If Monday’s wake for Brazilian football legend Pele was a day of reflection, Tuesday’s funeral cortege was one of carnivalesque proportions. The 82-year-old, who many regarded as the world’s best football player, died on 29 December. His coffin arrived in Santos on Monday, where thousands of mourners came to pay their respects…
Cristiano Ronaldo signs nine-figure free-agent deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr
By Isaac Kinene & Adam Bukenya Cristiano Ronaldo is going to continue his professional career in Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo’s long-rumored deal with Saudi Arabia side Al-Nassr is now official. Ronaldo has been a free agent since he parted ways with Machester United in the days before the World Cup. Ronaldo disparaged the club in a television interview where he…
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