Kenya Airways stated that its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo were released on Monday due to a “misunderstanding” with local authorities. The airline has resumed flights to the country following the “unconditional” release of two previously suspended employees. The staff were detained last month allegedly because of missing customs documents concerning what was…
Tag: music
“South Africa building collapse leaves many missing.”
Rescuers in South Africa are urgently searching for 42 missing people following the collapse of a five-story residential building on Monday. At least 33 people were rescued from the debris after the accident in the coastal city of George, with seven confirmed dead. Earlier on Tuesday, rescuers heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins….
Kyiv claims to have foiled a Russian assassination plot against Zelensky.
Updated by Ronald sserwadda The Ukrainian security service (SBU) claims to have thwarted a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials. Two colonels from the Ukrainian government’s protection unit have been arrested. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) claimed that a group of individuals were part of a network of…
Tanzania shuts down a key highway due to bridge damage caused by floods.
Tanzania’s 396-kilometre highway, connecting the port city of Dar es Salaam to the southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara, was shut down on Sunday due to flash floods that washed away at least four major bridges. “The highway has been closed until further notice,” Joseph Mwasabeja, the Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force commander for Lindi…
Chad presidential election expected to bring an end to the military rule .
Chad is poised to hold its first democratic presidential election, marking a transition from its current junta-led state. After the sudden death of long-serving leader Idriss Déby Itno while fighting rebels, a three-year transition period will come to an end. But as his son, and successor, Gen Mahamat Déby is one of the favourites to…
A Syrian asylum seekers are afraid that Rwanda will not be a safe place and threatened to kill themselves
Updated by Ronald sserwadda A Syrian asylum seeker in a detention centre awaiting deportation to Rwanda plans to commit suicide on arrival, as he believes the country is unsafe for him. Khaled, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, recently spoke exclusively to the hicginewsagency from his cell in Colnbrook immigration removal…
South Korea to host its ever first African summit.
Rice may not be a staple in most of East Africa, but it is one of the most consumed cereals in the region. Koreans know it, so, over the past couple of years, they have introduced a technology for higher-yielding seed, known as K-Rice. In East Africa, Kenya and Uganda have been pilot sites, although…
Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?
Sylvia Dhliwayo, an expert at scaling the hurdles of Zimbabwe’s crisis-ridden economy and negotiating the many currencies at play, is upset. She works hard every day to send her four children to school. Waking up at 04:00 most mornings, she heads to the main market in Mbare in the capital, Harare, to buy maize, peanuts,…
HICGI News Agency 