Protesters at a pro-military rally in Addis Ababa pledge to defend the capital from advancing rebel groups. Published On 7 Nov 2021 Updated at 2048 EAT by http://www.twiiter.com/FaithNamagembe Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have pledged to defend the capital from advancing rebels during a pro-military rally where attendees dismissed diplomatic efforts to end the year-long war….
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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…
Activist warns financial institutions against funding climate destruction
By Faith Barbara Namagembe and Ruhinda George Alex Updated at 1843 EAT. Climate change activist Greta Thunberg says it is “very unclear” if she has been officially invited to the COP26 summit. Greta Thunberg has called on banks to “stop funding our destruction”, ahead of the UN COP26 climate summit. The teenage Swedish climate activist…
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…
Former US secretary of state, Colin Powell dies of COVID.
Powell has called the misleading information he repeated in lead up to 2003 Iraq war a permanent ‘blot’ on his record. Updated On 19 October 2021 at 09:04 EAT by Faith Barbara Namagembe. Colin Powell, the former United States secretary of state and the first Black person in the country’s history to fill the position, has…
Biden to host Kenyatta for talks at White House
HICGI News Agency updated at 0839 EAT Wednesday 13th October 2021 Washington DC USA. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual meeting with the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to galvanize efforts to confront the global climate crisis, in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on September…
Covid-19: Uncertain winter ahead as flu circulates at same time, says Harries
HICGI News Agency updated at 2118 EAT Sunday 10th October 2021 London England The UK is facing an uncertain winter with the spread of coronavirus and the flu, the head of the Health Security Agency Jenny Harries has said. People are at “more significant risk of death and of serious illness if they are co-infected”…
Court in El- Salvador says presidents can serve two straight terms
Ruling paves the way for incumbent Nayib Bukele to stand for re-election in 2024. Updated at 1930 GMT on 4 Sep 2021 By Alex Ruhinda SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador’s top court has ruled that the country’s president can serve two consecutive terms, opening the door for incumbent Nayib Bukele to stand for re-election in…
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