The United States helped many sick people in Uganda through a program called PEPFAR. This program gave money to help people with HIV and AIDS. It saved millions of lives in Africa. The US government stopped giving this money for three months to check if everything worked well.
This sudden drop in money caused some special health places to close down. These places helped people who had problems with drugs. One of these places was the Uganda Harm Reduction Network, which ran two health centers that helped many people.
A famous woman singer used these health centers. She does not want people to know her name because she feels shy about it. She became very good at music but started using drugs. The health center at Butabika Hospital...
Senegal discovered its money problems are bigger than anyone thought. The country's judges examined all the money records and discovered that the old government did not tell the truth about how much money it spent and borrowed.
This news made people worried about Senegal's money promises to other countries. The judges said Senegal owed more money than what the old leaders wrote down in their books. They found that Senegal borrowed almost as much money as everything the country makes in a year.
The new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, asked the judges to check all the money records when he became president in April 2024. The old president, Macky Sall, and his team said they only borrowed about three-quarters of what the country makes...
A judge named Musa Ssekaana decided to send Isaac Ssemakadde to prison for two years. Ssemakadde leads a group of lawyers in Uganda. He made the judge angry because he wrote mean things about him on the internet. The judge wanted to stop a special meeting where lawyers would pick new people for an important job, which upset Ssemakadde.
Ssemakadde wrote unkind words about the judge on social media. Another lawyer, Hashim Mugisha, told the court that Ssemakadde was being disrespectful. The judge agreed and said these mean comments could make other people act badly toward judges. He worried that people might share private information about judges, which could put them in danger.
The judge felt very hurt by what Ssemakadde wrote. He said...
Uganda wants to help people who make new computer programs and gadgets. To protect these inventors and their ideas, they created special rules. Japan helped Uganda make these rules through a special project called UJ-Connect.
Many important groups worked together to write these rules. They want to ensure that when someone creates something new with computers, no one can steal their idea. The rules tell people how to register their inventions with the government office that tracks new ideas.
These rules help everyone who makes new things for computers in Uganda. They explain what to do when someone creates a new program or device. The rules also tell people how they can make money from their inventions.
The government believes these...
President Museveni asked Tom Magambo to keep working as the head of Uganda's police investigators. This made Magambo very happy, and he shared his excitement with everyone on social media. He thanked the President for believing in him and his team.
Magambo has done a great job leading the police investigators in Uganda. His team ranked as one of the best in Africa at solving crimes. A company from Kenya looked at how well different police teams work across Africa. They found that Uganda's investigators were the third-best at catching criminals and keeping people safe.
The police team in Uganda uses smart new tools and computers to catch bad people. They work hard to stop dangerous groups and keep everyone safe. Even though their job...
Mr. Museveni told people they must not keep their cows in wet places. He wants people to save these special areas for raising fish instead. He shared this message when he visited Kigezi to see how people use government money.
He went to a new place called the Kigezi Industrial Hub, where young people learn jobs. He liked seeing a fish pond there but asked the people to move their cows away from the wet areas. He explained that people can make good money from fish. Someone can earn 700,000 shillings from half an acre of fish ponds after buying fish food. The water from these ponds helps plants grow better.
The Industrial Hub teaches young people many useful skills. They learn how to make furniture, bake bread, sew clothes, style hair...
Uganda's leader, Mr. Museveni, asked the people of Kigezi to listen carefully to his message about making money. He talked to many people at a big meeting in Rukiga on Friday. He wants everyone to live better lives.
Mr. Museveni remembered when his team first came to help Uganda. They found many poor people. He told everyone he wanted them to make money like him. He said his government made sure children received their medicine shots. They started free schools for everyone. They wanted all families to become rich.
Some people at the schools ask parents for money even though learning should be free. Mr. Museveni promised to fix this problem. He asked everyone to plant special crops on their land. He wants them to grow coffee, fruits...
A lady named Molly Katanga wants to leave prison for a short time. She has asked the court twice before, but they have said no. Next week, she will ask them one more time.
Molly feels very sad because she has been in prison for more than a year. Her lawyers say this makes her feel like she already has a punishment even though no one decided if she did anything wrong.
When people first took Molly to court, she was lying sick in the hospital bed. She needed five big operations. The court sent her to Luzira prison anyway. The first time, they wouldn't let her out because she didn't have the right paper from her doctor. The second time, they said her trial would start soon, but it never did.
The prison people told everyone they couldn't...
Some fighters called M23 entered a big city named Bukavu on Friday evening. The city is in a country called DRC. Nobody stopped them from taking over the city because the army ran away.
A person who works in Bukavu told others on the phone that the M23 fighters entered at four in the afternoon. The soldiers from two countries, Burundi and Congo, left their places instead of fighting back. Important people who run the city also left their offices.
The M23 fighters took over Bukavu after they grabbed the nearby airport. This made it hard for anyone to bring food or help into the city. When the city fell, many important leaders from Africa met in Ethiopia to discuss these problems.
The president of Congo, Mr. Tshisekedi, had to stop his...
