American officials making preparations for the second U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC are expecting a large influx of African government officials as well as business and civil society representatives for the three-day event from December 13 to 15. “We’re nearing 45 RSVPs for heads of state or heads of delegation,” said Dana Banks, Senior…
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Canada: Why the country wants to bring in 1.5m immigrants by 2025
Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” By Robin Levinson-KingBBC News, Toronto Canada is betting big on immigration to fill the gap in its economy left by aging Baby Boomers leaving the workforce – but not everyone is on board with bringing in so many people from abroad. Earlier this month, the…
Donald Trump warns Ron DeSantis against 2024 presidential bid
By Gareth Evans Donald Trump has warned Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis against running for president in 2024, saying doing so would harm the Republican Party. “I think he would be making a mistake. I think the base would not like it,” the former president told Fox News. He also threatened to release unflattering information about…
LIVE- Hurricane Ian leaves two million without power
On the ground reporting from Azadeh Moshiri and Alexandra Ostasiewicz in St Petersburg, Florida. SUMMARY Live Reporting Edited by Tiffany Wertheimer
Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers
By Bernd Debusmann Jr & Anthony Zurcher @HICGINewsAgency A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers that convinced him to authorise a search of Donald Trump’s estate. The public version of the affidavit, a document that includes the evidence gathered by prosecutors, could reveal new details about the inquiry….
Trump Claims FBI seized three passports during at his Mar-la-go home
Last week, FBI agents recovered “top secret” documents from the former US president’s home, including some which contained information they said could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to US interests if revealed publicly. Tuesday 16 August 2022 01:36, UK Donald Trump has accused the FBI of seizing his passports during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate….
Shock – US going into recession as economy contracts for second consecutive quarter
The world’s largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, although the downturn is yet to be officially termed a recession. The US recorded a 0.9% decline in output on an annualised basis between April and June, when economists had forecast an increase of 0.5%.Sponsored link The early data would meet the international criteria…
BREAKING: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Welcome A Baby Boy
Update May 20 2022 at 0540 EAT By Kafeero Twaha A$AP Rocky and Rihanna – Courtesy photos Billionaire Rihanna has welcomed her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky, various media reports suggest. According to information making rounds on social media, the two famous artists welcomed their baby boy on 13 May in Los Angeles. The…
US covid death toll Surpasses 900,000
The United States hits grim milestone as new cases are declining, but deaths are at more than 2,400 per day on average. By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0950 EAT on 5 February 2022. Propelled by the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, the US COVID-19 death toll hit 900,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins…
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