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…
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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….
If you really want to help Africa, you should consider separating us from the sanctions in a war where we are not participating- Museveni Sends Strong Message to US President Joe Biden
HICGI News Agency updated 1633EAT on Saturday 06th Aug 2022 Less than a fortnight following the visit of President Vladimir Putin’s strong man Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister , US President Joe Biden on Wednesday sent U.S Ambassador to the United Nations H.E Linda Thomas-Greenfield to meet Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Linda on Friday…
Egypt Protests at UN Ethiopia’s continued filling of Nile dam
By Xinhua – Updated at 14:50 on Sunday 31st July 2022 @HICGINewsAgency Egypt sent a letter on Friday to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to object to Ethiopia’s continued filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Egypt completely rejects Ethiopia’s continuation of filling the GERD unilaterally without reaching an agreement with Egypt and…
President Xi warns Joe Biden against ‘playing with fire’ over Taiwan
Two hour call between the two leaders comes amid escalating tensions over a potential Taiwan visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden against “playing with fire” over Taiwan, as the pair held their fifth call as leaders at a time of simmering economic and…
Shock – US going into recession as economy contracts for second consecutive quarter
The world’s largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, although the downturn is yet to be officially termed a recession. The US recorded a 0.9% decline in output on an annualised basis between April and June, when economists had forecast an increase of 0.5%.Sponsored link The early data would meet the international criteria…
Kenya suspends bus company after deadly accident
By Jerry Omondi Updated at 0606 EAT on 27th July 2022 Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has suspended operations of the bus company that owns the bus that was involved in a deadly accident on Sunday killing at least 33 passengers. NTSA made the announcement in a statement on Monday, noting that an…
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