Follow us on Twitter @HICGINewsAgency and Facebook President Museveni on Monday said, “those insulting Gen Elly Tumwine were wasting time” as he eulogised the serviceman whose August 25 death has been marred by divisive rhetoric across mainstream and social media. “Dying at 68, Gen Elly Tumwine was very young but had achieved a lot,” he…
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Pakistan floods: Disaster to cost more than $10bn, minister says
By Peter Hoskins Pakistan’s planning minister says early estimates show the devastating floods to hit the country have caused at least $10bn (£8.5bn) of damage. His comment comes as another government minister said that one-third of the South Asian nation has been submerged. Separately on Monday, Pakistan received a $1.1bn bailout from the International Monetary…
Gen Elly Tumwine was a Born Again Christian who Spoke his Mind- Critics.
By E K Benj – Updated at 0715 EAT on Friday 26th August 2022 KAMPALA- On Thursday morning Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced the death of his long time comrade Gen Elly Tumwine. In a statement released Museveni wrote; “Countrymen and Countrywomen, especially the NRM- NRA- UPDF fraternity. With deep sorrow, I announce the…
Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO steps down
Surveillance firm is embroiled in legal action after allegations that its tools have been used to target dissidents. Israeli spyware firm NSO Group has said its Chief Executive Shalev Hulio is stepping down with immediate effect, with Chief Operating Officer Yaron Shohat appointed to oversee a reorganisation of the company before a successor is named….
Ruto: From village chicken seller to Kenya president
SAMBUT, Kenya Updated at 0713 EAT on Tuesday 15th August 2022 (Follow us on Twitter @HICGINewsAgency and Facebook) – In the rolling red hills outside the western Kenyan town of Eldoret, residents remember William Ruto as a barefoot schoolboy who used to sell chickens at a roadside stall. Even then he possessed a fierce intelligence,…
One million people displaced by drought in Somalia: UN
A historic drought in Somalia has now displaced one million people and left the country in the shadow of famine, the United Nations said Thursday. More than 755,000 people have fled their homes but remain within the country’s borders, which, when added to those who have fled abroad, brings the total to a million, the UN refugee…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un declares victory against Covid
Updated 0750 EAT on Thursday 11th August 2022 Seoul, South KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus, ordering a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May, state media said on Thursday. North Korea has not revealed how many confirmed infections of the virus it has found,…
Republican uproar over FBI raid on Trump home
Furious allies of former President Donald Trump are demanding an explanation for the FBI’s raid on his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. The FBI and Department of Justice have yet to comment on the search, which Mr Trump disclosed on Monday evening. It is reportedly linked to an investigation into his handling of classified and sensitive material….
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