By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, Ernest Benjamin Kivumbi and AU Press Unit. EAT 22:15. Thursday, January 09, 2025. MUNYONYO, UGANDA-Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s (AU) 55 member states have convened in Kampala, Uganda, for a three-day Extraordinary Summit aimed at advancing agricultural transformation and strengthening food systems across the continent. The summit, taking place…
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Poet DEOL, Renowned for Advocacy Through Art, Presents New Piece “Home Sweet Home
Renowned writer and poet, Poet DEOL, known for his influential platform on http://www.poetryglobal.com and his impactful book “The Resistance Collection,” has released a new piece titled “Home Sweet Home.” This latest creation solidifies his reputation as an artist dedicated to highlighting significant social issues through his poetic expression. An Artistic Endeavor with Purpose In his…
SERIES- M7 NRA Child Soldiers, Names of the ‘Kadogos’
Today in our Special Series on the NRA War and child Soldiers, we bring you some of the names of these ‘Kadogos’ as released by Sgt Gitta Musoke a then child soldier who accounts events of the NRA war. Gitta says he and other colleagues still alive are suffering and forgotten. Read here In 1971,…
Korean People’s Life Seen through the Housing Law
Updated at 1543 on Tuesday 11th April 2023 by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The happy life of the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is guaranteed in part by the Law of the DPRK on Housing. The law, enacted in January 2009, stipulates that it is an essential requirement of its socialist…
SERIES: M7- NRA Child Soldiers in Despair, Extreme Poverty and Begging.
HICGI News Agency – updated 1956 EAT on Sunday 02nd April 2023 The Ugandan Bush War, also known as the Luwero War, the Ugandan Civil War or the Resistance War, was a civil war fought in Uganda by the official Ugandan government and its armed wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), against a number…
How reliant is the world on Russia for oil and gas?
By Jake Horton, Daniele Palumbo & Tim Bowler The European Union plans to ban all purchases of Russian oil by the end of the year. But there is no consensus yet among EU members on stopping imports of Russian gas. What oil and gas sanctions are there? European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has…
World Bank, IMF Mourn Governor Emmanuel Mutebile
Updated at 1123 EAT on Sunday 23rd January 2022 By E K Benj @kivumbi The World Bank and International Monitory Fund – IMF family is disturbed by news of fallen Bank of Uganda Governor, Emmanuel Tumusime Mutebile . In a statement released earlier, Bank of Uganda said “It’s of profound sadness that the Bank of…
Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay Prison; Will Joe Biden Close Facility?
Human Rights US President Joe Biden says he wants to close the controversial facility in Cuba, but expansion plans are in the works. Published On 10 Jan 202210 Jan 2022 January 11 marks 20 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US prison located in Cuba that critics say allows detainees to be held…
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