Uganda's President Museveni wants everyone to protect the wetlands, which store water that makes electricity. He discussed this when he visited a new power station in the Rubanda district on Wednesday.
The President came to see how people were doing with their development programs. He opened a big power line that will bring electricity to many homes and businesses. He told people they need to take care of the wetlands because the water from these areas flows into rivers. These rivers feed into the big River Nile, which helps make electricity at Jinja.
The new power station cost a lot of money. The Islamic Development Bank gave Uganda 83.75 million dollars to build it. The power lines go through many areas, such as Ntungamo, Rukiga...
The leader of Burundi told Rwanda he would fight back if they caused trouble. He spoke near the border between the two countries and called Rwanda a "bad neighbor." He wants his people to be ready in case anything happens.
Burundi sent soldiers to help their friends in Congo because bad people called Red Tabara kept attacking Burundi. These bad people hide in Congo, and Burundi thinks Rwanda helps them. Another group of fighters called M23 wants to take over a big city named Bukavu. Burundi worries this will make things worse because Rwanda might help Red Tabara even more.
Rwanda's leader, Paul Kagame, said mean things about Burundi's leader. He said Burundi only helps Congo because of the way people look different from each other...
Dr. Kizza Besigye's friends, who help him with the law, are worried about him. They visited him in Luzira prison and saw he wasn't feeling well at all. Mr. Erias Lukwago, who helps people fight for their rights, said Besigye needs special medical care he can't receive in prison.
Besigye has stayed in his prison cell since Friday because he feels sick. His blood pressure keeps going up, and the doctors at the prison can't help him much. They don't have the right tools to check what's making him ill. The prison won't let Besigye see his doctor, who knows his health better.
The police put Besigye and his friend Hajj Obeid in prison because they thought they had guns they weren't supposed to have. The police caught them in Nairobi and...
The Congo country said no planes from Rwanda can fly over its land anymore. This means Rwanda's big airplane company, RwandAir, must find new ways to travel. RwandAir told everyone they needed to make their planes go around Congo's sky, which makes trips longer.
This happened because Congo and Rwanda are having big problems. Congo thinks Rwanda is helping some fighters called M23 who are causing trouble in their country. These fighters promised to stop fighting after some important leaders from different countries asked them to make peace on February 8. But Congo says Rwanda and the M23 fighters broke their promise very quickly.
Congo told other countries that Rwanda and M23 started fighting again right after they said they would...
The leader of Uganda's army, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with William Popp, who works as America's special helper in Uganda. They came together at an important building in a town called Entebbe on Wednesday.
General Muhoozi told everyone he likes how Uganda and America have been friends for a long time. This meeting happened after General Muhoozi had said some angry words about wanting to send Mr. Popp away from Uganda. Mr. Popp brought another American soldier named Christian Noumba with him to the meeting.
General Muhoozi talked about how Uganda and America became friends back in 1962. He said both countries help each other with many things, like keeping people safe and making sure everyone stays healthy. He thinks it's...
The Democratic Republic of Congo sent a letter to Formula 1 racing leaders asking them not to work with Rwanda. Congo believes Rwanda has done bad things in Congo's eastern area and started fights there. Mrs. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, who helps run Congo, wrote the letter. She thinks Formula 1 should stay away from Rwanda because of these problems.
Rwanda wants to bring big car races to its city of Kigali. The president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, told racing leaders last year he wanted these races in his country. Many people, including Lewis Hamilton, who has won many racing championships, want Formula 1 to have races in Africa.
Congo says Rwanda has done very bad things. They say Rwanda sent 4,000 soldiers into Congo without...
Fighting is again taking place in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two groups—the M23 rebels and the Congolese army—are fighting each other. Some leaders from nearby countries tried to stop them, but both sides started attacking each other again.
The M23 rebels took control of a town called Ihusi. They say the Congolese army and soldiers from Burundi are bringing more weapons and people to fight. The M23 wants the other armies to leave Congo. They think this would help make peace.
The Congolese army tells a different story. They say the M23 and Rwanda keep attacking them even after promising to stop. Lieutenant-General Masunzu Pacific leads part of the Congo's army. He said the fighting has hurt many people who live in...
People who check on the government found something strange about a coffee factory in Uganda. Mr. Joel Ssenyonyi leads these people, and he told Parliament no proper papers were saying how the factory should work with the government. This matters because the government gave lots of money to help build this factory.
The factory belongs to a businessman named Nelson Tugume. When people went to see the factory in Ntungamo, Mr. Tugume could not tell them exactly how much money the government gave him. This made many people worried because they wanted to know what happened to their tax money.
The factory started being built in October 2023. People hoped it would make many things from coffee, like instant coffee, coffee drinks, and even...
Qatar wants to make friends with Rwanda, and they made a special deal. The deal means people from both countries can visit each other without needing a special paper called a visa. This makes it easier for families and business people to travel between the two places.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame went to Qatar to meet Qatar's leader, Sheikh Tamim. They talked about ways their countries can work together and help each other grow stronger. Many important people from both countries came to listen and help make plans.
Qatar already helps Rwanda by flying big planes between the two countries. Qatar Airways started flying to Rwanda's city, Kigali, back in 2012. These planes help people travel and send things between Africa and the Middle...
