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Vice President Alupo Represents Museveni: BRICS Summit, Ends with Renewed Push for a Multipolar World Order.

NEW DELHI, INDIA – By Dr.Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin L. H. D (Hon.)- HICGI News Agency updated at 1613 EAT on Monday 14 September 2026 Vice President Jessica Alupo represented President Yoweri Museveni at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, where she held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on strengthening cooperation between…

Lukyamuzi Takes on Odonga Otto Over Disappearance of Signatures Collected to Impeach the President

On the Senior Citizens Talk, veteran Ugandan politician Hon. John Ken Lukyamuzi, popularly known as The Man, revisits the controversial 2012 impeachment petition against President Museveni and addresses the alleged disappearance of signatures collected to support the motion. In this candid discussion with Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.), Lukyamuzi also shares his views on…

The First two cases of Omiron confirmed in India.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe and http://twitter.com/ARUHINDA Updated at 1520 EAT on 2 December 2021. Health ministry official says the cases were confirmed in southern Karnataka state while contacts were being traced. India has become the latest country to report cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant as regulators in the United Kingdom have given the…

Uganda Tourism Board signs MOU with KCCA

Executive Remarks during the signing ceremony of the MOU between Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and KCCA By Barbara Faith Namagembe -Updated 1021 EAT- Tuesday 1st December 2021 Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Uganda Tourism Board- UTB to promote Kampala as a tourism destination and a gateway…

Zimbabwe goes to the Covid Lockdown again.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0845 EAT on 1st December 2021. Zimbabwe has reimposed a lockdown and mandatory quarantines for all travellers amidst rising Covid cases and to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant. The country has recorded over 130,000 Covid cases and about 4,700 deaths since the pandemic began early last year….

UN Boss calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East

Updated at 2220 GMT on Tuesday 30 November 2021 NEW YORK UN Photo/Eskinder DebebeSecretary-General António Guterres addresses the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction. The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons…

Kigali, Kampala Approved for Phase 3 ASToN Project

HICGI News Agency- updated 0757 GMT on Tuesday 30th Nov 2021 Kampala and Kigali have been approved for phase 3 out out of 11 cities pending in for ASToN Project in Africa according to sources to HICGI News Agency. The ASToN brings together 11 African cities in the Africa Smart Towns Network (ASToN).These African cities…

World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified a new Corona various called Omicron.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0848 EAT on 27 November 2021. It had a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggested an increased reinfection risk, the WHO said. It was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has also been identified in Botswana, Belgium, Hong Kong and Israel….

Uganda Police kills several suspects after bombings in the Capital Kampala

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0910 EAT on 23 November 2021. Police say security forces have killed seven suspects and detained 106 people during operations linked to bombings in Kampala. Uganda Police have said that seven suspects were killed and 106 people detained during operations by the security services linked to three suicide bombings…

The difference between Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)

The Millennium Development Goals are the international community’s most broadly shared, comprehensive and focused framework for reducing poverty. Drawn from the Millennium Declaration, adopted and agreed to by all Governments in 2000, the MDGs represent the commitments of United Nations Member States to reduce extreme poverty and its many manifestations: hunger, disease, gender inequality, lack…