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.
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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…
AU Kampala Summit To Adopt 10-Year CAADP Strategy For Agricultural Transformation And Food Systems In Africa.
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, Ernest Benjamin Kivumbi and AU Press Unit. EAT 22:15. Thursday, January 09, 2025. MUNYONYO, UGANDA-Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s (AU) 55 member states have convened in Kampala, Uganda, for a three-day Extraordinary Summit aimed at advancing agricultural transformation and strengthening food systems across the continent. The summit, taking place…
Uganda Law Council Grants Martha Karua Practising Certificate
Updated by, Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, EAT 19:46. Monday, 06 January, 2025. The Uganda Law Council has granted Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua a special practising certificate, allowing her to represent veteran Ugandan opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide, Hajji Obeid Lutale. The two are currently on remand facing charges related to illegal firearms, among…
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