Pastor Kayanja has Africa at Heart

By E K Benja In our special series , “Senior Citizen” today we bring you Robert Kayanja the founder and senior pastor of the Miracle Centre Cathedral, a megachurch in Kampala. He is also the founder and CEO of a Christian television channel, Channel 44 Television (Miracle Ltd). Robert Kayanja was born inMasooli, Gayaza ,…

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Buganda Premier hails KCCA on improved Service Delivery

By KCCA- PCA The Katikiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga has praised Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for improving service delivery in the city. Mayiga, who paid a courtesy visit to Makindye division offices on Thursday 28 September 2022, was received by His Worship the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, the Mayor of Makindye Division Kasirye Nganda Mulyanyama…

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WHO says depression, anxiety costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion

By Halligan Agade – Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” The UN health agency World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization (ILO) submitted on Wednesday that an estimated 12 billion workdays are lost yearly due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion, more action is needed…

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Félicien Kabuga, Top Rwanda genocide suspect and financier goes on trial

By Halligan Agade A senior UN official welcomed the start of the trial against Rwanda Genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga for crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Kabuga had a “substantial” role in the genocide, prosecutors said on Thursday at the opening of his trial in The Hague. Kabuga accused of encouraging and bankrolling the…

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Keep moving: 10,000 steps a day may halve dementia risk

As the global population ages, cases of dementia are also on the rise worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that some 55 millionTrusted Source people currently have dementia, and the number is set to rise to 139 million by 2050. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that Alzheimer’s disease, the commonest form of dementia,…

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Many dead after crash of UPDF helicopter in DRC

 A Ugandan army spokesman confirmed Wednesday the crash of one of the country’s military helicopters in eastern Congo. The spokesman, Felix Kulayigye, told The Associated Press “we are still waiting” for more details about the crash earlier this week. An unamed Congo army spokesman who spoke to Reuters agency on Wednesday said “at least 22…

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Election campaign kicks off in Nigeria

By Lauriane Noëlle Vofo Kana Updated at 0613 EAT on 0612 EAT The campaign for presidential and National Assembly seats officially kicked off Wednesday, Sept 28, in Nigeria. In accordance with Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, campaign in public by all political parties “commences 150 days before polling day [Editor’s note: Sept.28] and…

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