Updated on 19 November 2021 by http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe at 0905 EAT. Death toll linked to flooding, mudslides in British Columbia expected to rise, as search-and-rescue efforts ramp up. About 18,000 people remain stranded by by flood waters in Canada’s westernmost province, after mudslides destroyed roads, houses, bridges and other key infrastructure in what may be the country’s costliest natural disaster….
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Ethiopia’s Internal War. How TPLF has over taken the Army.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0630 EAT on 18 November 2021. Once a formidable force that commanded the respect of the US, the Ethiopian army has suffered such heavy losses on the front lines that the government has taken the extraordinary step of calling on ordinary citizens to join the war against the Tigrayan…
US borders to be Opened to Vaccinated travellers after 20 months.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0801 EAT on 08 November 2021. The US is reopening its borders on Monday to double-jabbed foreign visitors, ending a 20-month entry ban. The ban was imposed by former President Donald Trump due to Covid-19. It has affected non-US citizens from over 30 countries, including the UK and EU…
Government supporters make rallies against Tigrayan rebels
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….
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…
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