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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…

Foster’s Late Goal Seals South Africa Victory Over Angola in AFCON Opener

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 0746 EAT on Tuesday 23 December 2025 Lyle Foster scored a superb late winner from outside the penalty area as South Africa edged Angola 2–1 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener in Marrakesh on Monday, marking their first victory in an opening match at the…

Trump’s New Envoy Signals Support for Incorporating Greenland into the US

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 2127 EAT on Monday 22 December 2025 Donald Trump has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island he has previously said he would like to annex. Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would…

Fighting Breaks Out in Aleppo Between Syrian Army, Kurdish-Led SDF

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 2059 EAT on Monday 22 December 2025 Clashes have been reported between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, as high-level talks continue over the integration of the SDF into Syria’s state institutions. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency said on Monday that SDF…

“We Are One People”: Dr. Nsababuturo Mourns Daughter Racheal

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) Former Minister of Ethics and Integrity and Kisoro District Member of Parliament, Hon. Dr. James Nsababuturo, on Thursday paid glowing tribute to his late daughter, Racheal Ainembazi Buturo, who passed away at the age of 29. The requiem Mass was held at Bugolobi Church of Uganda and drew…

Efforts Underway to Reduce Pollution and Disease-Related Fish Losses in Lake Victoria

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1628 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 Aquaculture — the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms — is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector. Africa has seen the sharpest growth, with average annual increases in production value exceeding 10 percent in recent years. Over the past decade,…

India Sees Outrage After Bihar Chief Minister Accused of Pulling Down Muslim Woman’s Hijab

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1547 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 A video showing a senior government official pulling down the hijab of a Muslim woman during a public event has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation across India. Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar, was seen in the footage…

Former Football Star Mario Pineida Killed as Ecuador Faces Rising Violence

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1526 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 Ecuadorian police said Mario Pineida, a 33-year-old defender for Barcelona de Guayaquil and a former national team player, was shot dead in an apparent attack as violence continues to escalate in the Andean nation. A second person, whom police did not…

False Spring in Tunisia: The Decline of Revolutionary Hopes

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda and Eric Kikomeko at 1548 EAT on Wednseday 17 Decemeber 2025 Fifteen years ago, a Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, despairing over official corruption and police harassment, set himself on fire in the center of his hometown, Sidi Bouzid—an act that ignited a wave of uprisings across the region….