Niger: First French troops withdraw as US cuts aid

The first French soldiers left Niger on Tuesday in an overland convoy under local escort, possibly to Chad, just as the United States announced the withdrawal of its aid to the country, which has been ruled by a military regime since late July. The withdrawal of the French troops was quickly demanded by Niger’s generals…

Read More

A Ugandan business turns banana fiber into sustainable handicrafts

MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer who must then uproot it and lay its dismembered parts as mulch. But can such stems somehow be returned to life? Yes, according to a Ugandan company that’s buying banana stems in a business that turns fiber into attractive…

Read More

Cameroon: Toll rises to at least 27 dead and 50 injured in floods

Death toll from floods in Cameroon’s capital, reaches 27 with more than 50 injured, Monday, as rescuers intensify the search for those missing following the deluge the previous day. The rains unleashed floodwaters in the district of Yaoundé 2 of the country’s capital on Sunday, sweeping away buildings and reducing many to rubble. One of…

Read More

DRC: in the Goma camps, prostitution, rape and hunger

Patricia* is 15 years old and has a tough look. Like thousands of girls and women in recent months, she was raped while searching for food for her family around the displaced camps in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sitting in a Médecins sans Frontières tent, pregnant, she hides her…

Read More

After almost 3 decades of service, UN Career Diplomat chooses Uganda as New Home to Promote PanAfrican values, Youth Entrepreneurs and Solutions on Global Stage.

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin KAMPALA- H.E Rosa Malango, former United Nations Resident Cordinator to Uganda has returned to Kampala to take on a new mandate . In statement seen by HICGI News Agency, Malango says; After almost thirty years of service with the United Nations, I have begun a newphase as an international senior adviser…

Read More

Keep Kampala Clean Campaign takes Center Stage in Makindye.

By KCCA The streets of Makindye Division in Kampala recently witnessed a remarkable transformation. Brooms, spades, and unwavering determination filled the air as street sweepers, landscapers, desilters, from 7 Hills and Community Sacco and the community of Kibuli united in a powerful mission to rid their beloved area of garbage. This marked the official launch…

Read More