Bristol University received £3.5 million for a project that helps people feel good when they use energy. The UK government-funded 13 projects, and Bristol's project is one of them.
The project is called SHINE, which stands for Sustainable, Holistic, and Inclusive Energy Systems for well-being. People from many different countries will work together on this project. They want to find ways to ensure that everyone can use energy in ways that improve their lives.
Many times, energy systems only care about connecting houses to electricity or giving out cookstoves. They don't consider whether these things really help people or treat everyone fairly, leaving some communities behind.
SHINE will talk with people in The Gambia and Ghana, which...
French artists Fanny Boimare and Naja made beautiful wall paintings of important women from Gambia and other parts of Africa. These paintings show strong women in public places where everyone can see them.
The paintings include famous Gambian women like Jaha Durukeh, who speaks up for women's rights; Fatou Jange-Senghore, who fights for human rights; Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye, who runs fast; and Awa Bling, who makes art. They also painted singer Aya Nakamura, tree planter Wangari Maathai, and writer Fatou Diome. You can find these colorful paintings at places like the Banjul Arch, Traffic Lights, and Kairaba Avenue.
Justine Guschlbauer from Alliance Francaise said, "Street art can change how people think and start talking about...
A Turkish company called Karpowership built a new room for Navy guards in Banjul. They gave this room to the Gambian Navy. The Navy will use it to keep watch over the big ship that makes electricity. This ship has a name - Karadeniz Powership Koray Bey.
Karpowership has given electricity to The Gambia since 2018. They work with a group called Nawec. Some people think this deal costs a lot of money for The Gambia.
The Turkish Ambassador to The Gambia is named Turker Oba. He said companies from Turkey want to help the Gambian government. He also said Karpowership wants everyone in The Gambia to have electricity by the end of 2025.
A man named Emre Durmusoglu works for Karpowership. He helps run things in Africa. He said his company...
People want to have fun at a big music party called the Sunshine City Festival. This party will happen on May 24 and 25 at Alex Sports Club in Harare. The people making this party work very hard to make sure everyone has a good time.
A man named Toss from South Africa will sing at the party. He makes kwaito music and does the Pantsula dance. Other people from South Africa will play music there. They are DJ Prince Kaybee and DJ Maphorisa. People from Zimbabwe will also make music at the party. Feli Nandi sings pretty songs. Oriyano is a new singer many people like. SaintFloew makes hip-hop music.
The party boss, Nigel Chinovhiringa, talked about his plans. "We picked fewer singers this year. Each person can sing longer. This gives...
People fixed broken dams in a place called Binga. The land was very dry because rain did not fall for a long time, and animals had no water to drink. These dams gave animals a place to find water.
The European Union helped pay for this work. They fixed two old dams and built four new ones just for wild animals. This helps the animals stay alive and keeps them away from places where people live.
The people of Binga worked hard to dig out these dams. A man named Daimon said, "The dams help give water to animals." He wants more dams fixed this year.
Before the dams were fixed, the rivers had almost no water. Animals walked very far, looking for water. They came into villages and drank from people's wells. Sometimes, they ate crops from...
The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange helps farmers sell what they grow. Mr. Collen Tapfumaneyi runs this special market. He said they want to ensure farmers' easy sale of crops next year.
Money has been hard for people buying farm goods lately. The market people are talking to banks and money helpers. They want farmers to receive payment fast when they sell their crops. They want companies that make food to buy lots of farm goods.
Rain is falling across many places in Zimbabwe right now. This makes people feel happy because the rain helps plants grow. Mr. Tapfumaneyi said his market will be ready for all the crops farmers will grow.
The market wants more places to store crops. It plans to have storage spots near farmers in every area...
Zimbabwe did something very important for human rights. They stopped the death penalty forever. Mr. Ziyambi, who helps make laws in Zimbabwe, told people about this at a big meeting in Switzerland yesterday.
Mr. Ziyambi said they made a new law on December 31, 2024. This law says nobody can be killed as punishment for crimes anymore. He said, "The right to live matters most of all human rights. This makes our courts better and shows we respect all human life."
The new law takes away all parts that talked about killing people for crimes. People who were waiting to be killed will have new punishments instead. They might go to jail for 20 years or their whole life, depending on what they did.
Zimbabwe made other positive changes to help...
The people who run Zimbabwe want coal companies in Hwange to build places that make electricity. These companies have big piles of coal sitting around. This coal came out when they were digging for a special kind of coal that sits deeper in the ground.
When these companies dig for the special coal, they first have to remove the top dirt. Then, before they reach the special coal, they find lots of normal coal, which makes up most of what they find.
Minister July Moyo says these big piles of coal might catch fire if left alone. He asked the companies to use this coal to make electricity instead. "They have many tons of coal piled up," said Minister Moyo at a meeting in Bulawayo last week. We are asking them to convert this coal into...
Dr. Sithembiso Nyoni asked the wildlife park leaders to better care for Zimbabwe's animals. She met with the ZimParks board and the new boss, Professor Edson Gandiwa, at their main office.
Minister Nyoni said our parks make us proud as a country. She asked them to bring back the real meaning of places like Matobo. This park had special rocky mountains where people once made rain happen before other countries changed things.
"Our parks make us proud, and we must keep them safe for children who will live after us," Minister Nyoni said. "Please work together to make Matobo as wonderful as it was before."
Minister Nyoni said the park leaders did a good job stopping people from killing animals. She told them what she wanted them to do in...
