By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon) Updated at 1456 EAT on Saturday 14th February 2026 ADDIS ABABA – ETHIOPIA – At a formal handover ceremony in Addis Ababa on 14 February 2026, Angolan President João Lourenço officially transferred the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) to Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye, marking the conclusion of…
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AU Executive Council Concludes Strategic Session Ahead of Heads of State Summit.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) Updated at 1645 EAT on Friday 13th February 2026 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- The Executive Council of the African Union on Thursday concluded its week-long session, wrapping up a series of strategic deliberations ahead of the 14–15 February Assembly of Heads of State and Government. The meeting brought together…
Video- Inside the Walls of Peace: A High-Level Meeting for the Democratic Republic of Congo
By Sida Fikerte Ayele Nineteen Foreign Ministers and Diplomats convened in Kampala to explore pathways to lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. HICGI News Agency’s Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.), was among a select group of journalists granted exclusive access. Here is his inside report from the closed-door session.
Uganda Hosts 12th High-Level ROM Summit 2025, Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Peace
By E. K Benjamin – Updated at 0304 EAT on Wednesday 28th May 2025 Kampala, Uganda – On Tuesday, Uganda’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba, warmly welcomed dignitaries at the opening ceremony of the 12th High-Level Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) Summit 2025. In his address, Minister Mulimba expressed heartfelt appreciation for…
Inside Algeria’s Battle to Attain Vice Presidency of African Union Comission- What Selma Malika Haddadi’s Win Means for Africa.
HICGI News Agency – Updated at 1709 EAT on Wednesday 19th February 2025 The Election of Algeria to the vice president of the African Union Commission has an important cecular meaning and a historical message according to the Algerian ambassador to Uganda H.E Mourad Amokrane. This election has very well concretized the principle of the…
VIDEO- Africa Becoming a Global Food Basket- Leaders Speak at CAADP Summit.
HICGI News Agency’s Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin Brings you voices of African Heads of State and Governments speaking about Africa’s potential to feed the world. Watch , Like and Subscribe. Africa
Moussa Faki Mahamat, African Union Commission Chairperson’s Speech at the CAADP Extraordinary Summit.
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government and Delegations,Honourable Ministers,Madame Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,Esteemed African CommissionersRepresentatives of the Regional Economic Communities,Representatives of our Partners,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great joy that I set foot in this splendid, verdant city of Kampala, which has been decked out in all its colours, to…
At 80 years of age, I am very Comfortable with my Meals- M7 Full Speech at AU Extraordinary Summit.
Excellencies,the Heads of state andheads of delegations to this CAADP Summit,Ladies and gentlemen. Greetings and you are most welcome to Uganda. Right from the 1960s, when our political Movement started, initially, as a Student Movement, we were able to see that a Country like Uganda, located around the Equator, could be very advanced and prosperous…
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