S.Korea ruling party leader hospitalised after attack at rally- Yonhap

updated on 0740 EAT on 07th March 2022. South Korea’s ruling party leader, Song Young-gil, was hospitalised on Monday after being attacked by a stranger with an unknown object while campaigning in Seoul for the party’s presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myung, the Yonhap news agency reported. This story is developing story.

Uganda’s Speaker undergoing Treatment in US

By E K Benj @kivumbi updated at 0723 EAT on Wednesday 09th Feb 2022 KAMPALA- The Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Anita Among on Tuesday revealed that the Speaker Jacob Oulanyah is receiving specialised treatment outside the country. HICGI News Agency has learnt that, Oulanya was quietly flown to Seattle, United States of America for…

After explosive blows up matatu in Mandera; Seven left dead

Monday, January 31, 2022 Updated at 0310 EAT on 31 January 2022. At least seven people have been confirmed dead and 13 others left nursing injuries at Mandera County Referral Hospital after a matatu they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mandera on Monday morning.null The 14-seater matatu plying the Mandera…

Nato sends more reinforcements to Eastern Europe Amid Ukraine tensions.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0652 EAT on 25 January 2022. NATO said it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, and could also send additional troops to its southeast flank, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine. Welcoming a series of deployments…

Former Malian Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies at 76

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali’s former head of state who was toppled by the military in 2020, died Sunday at his home, his family said. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita led Mali from 2013 to 2020. Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led Mali between 2013 and 2020, died Sunday 16 January at his home in Bamako,…

Australian government cancels Novak Djokovic’s Visa.

By faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1128 EAT on 4 Jan 2022. Tennis star Novak Djokovic is facing deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. The Australian government cancelled his visa on Friday, saying the world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community….

COVID boosters not viable strategy: says WHO.

UN health agency calls for new vaccines that better protect against transmission amid emerging coronavirus variants. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 11 Jan 2022 at 2236 EAT Repeating booster doses of the original COVID vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said as it predicts that more than…