By Faith Barbara Namagembe and http://twitter.com/ARUHINDA Updated at 1520 EAT on 2 December 2021. Health ministry official says the cases were confirmed in southern Karnataka state while contacts were being traced. India has become the latest country to report cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant as regulators in the United Kingdom have given the…
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World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified a new Corona various called Omicron.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0848 EAT on 27 November 2021. It had a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggested an increased reinfection risk, the WHO said. It was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has also been identified in Botswana, Belgium, Hong Kong and Israel….
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…
A nationwide state of emergency declared by the Ethiopia
By Faith Barbara Namagembe On 2 Nov 2021 at 1850 EAT. Move comes after Tigrayan fighters said they had captured two strategic towns in Amhara region and considered marching on Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s council of ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effective immediately, according to state media. The move on Tuesday came after fighters…
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…
Fire breaks out at Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility
HICGI News Agency updated at 1153 EAT on Monday 11th October 2021 Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon – A fire has broken out in a fuel storage tank at Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility. A spokesperson for the Lebanese Army said that the fuel tank contained benzene. At least 15 firetrucks are at the oil facility, with firefighters…
Gen Pecos Kutesa dies in India; How his Book revealed M7 Bush War Tactics.
By E K Benj updated at 1831 GMT on Tuesday 17th Aug 2021 Lt Gen Pecos Kutesa has passed on moments ago following treatment in India. Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF has confirmed his demise in a tweet “UPDF fraternity regrets to announce the passing on of Lt Gen Pecos Kutesa which occurred today…
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