Updated at 1343 GMT on Thursday 04th Nov 2021 by E K Benj @kivumbi President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met H.E Abdullah Al-Lafi, the Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council at State House Entebbe. Following this meeting he posted “I opined that Libya has its owners who should get a chance to make their own…
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Looking towards the End of Using Coal at COP26
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1239 EAT on 4th November 2021. Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel, and greenhouse gas emissions from burning it are the single-biggest contributor to climate change. The British government says the “end of coal is in sight” after Poland, Vietnam and Chile and other countries pledged for the…
Whistleblower brings Mark Zuckerberg to knees, Facebook is now called Meta
By E K Benj & Samantha Murphy Kelly, Updated at 2304 EAT – Thu October 28, 2021 Facebook is changing its company name as it shifts its focus to the “metaverse” and confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the real-world harms from its various platforms after a whistleblower leaked hundreds of internal documents. Founder Mark Zuckerberg said…
Here is what took place in Sudan.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe, Hicginewsagency Updated 0751 EAT October 26 2021. Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing government and declared a state of emergency on Monday.The move has crushed hopes for a peaceful transition of power following the ousting of former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019. What’s going on in…
Sudan Coup leader says the army involved its self in the power of the country to prevent civil war.
Updated at 0811 EAT on 27 october 2021 by Faith Barbara Namagembe. Sudan’s coup leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent “civil war”. He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general’s house “for his own safety”, but has now returned…
Fighting Global Hunger ; Maj Jessica Alupo calls for support to Farmers
By E K Benj @kivumbi Updated at 1129 EAT on Sunday 24th Oct 2021 WAKISO- The Vice of Uganda H.E Maj Jessica Alupo on Saturday while delivering a speech on behalf of her boss President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the National Agriculture Research Laboratories in Kawanda, Wakiso said as a country and the government, reflects…
Brazil’s president accused of crimes against humanity during COVID out break.
Updated at 0905 EAT on 21st October 2021 by Faith Barbara Namagembe. Senate report says Bolsonaro – who faces an election next year – is ‘the main person responsible for the government’s mistakes during the pandemic’. A Brazilian Senate report has recommended pursuing crimes against humanity and other charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over his…
The International Court of Justice,ICJ rejects Kenya case in Maritime border with Somalia.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 2225 EAT on Tuesday 12th October 2021. The UN’s top court has ruled largely in favour of Somalia in its long-running dispute with Kenya over their maritime border. Kenya previously accused the International Court of Justice of bias and said it will not accept the ruling. The case concerned…
