SADC Leader Mnangagwa Heads to Tanzania for Peace Talks.
President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe will travel to Dar es Salaam for a meeting between two major African groups. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) aim to bring peace to eastern Congo.
The meeting brings together six key leaders. These include President Mnangagwa as SADC head, Angola's President Lourenço, and Madagascar's President Rajoelina. Tanzania's President Hassan, Zambia's President Hichilema, and Malawi's President Chakwera make up the rest of the group.
Presidential spokesman George Charamba said the meeting follows an earlier discussion in Harare about the Congo crisis. The two groups want to work together to help end...
CAF Sets Draw for Top Club Games in Qatar.
African football's top body will pick teams for its next big games tomorrow. The draw will take place in Doha, Qatar, with TV firm beIN Sport.
The first draw starts at 2 p.m. GMT for the Confederation Cup. One hour later comes the Champions League draw.
Teams will play two games each in April. Champions League matches run on April 1-2 and April 8-9. Confederation Cup teams meet on April 2 and 9.
Last year's winners stand ready. Al Ahly won the Champions League, and Zamalek holds the Confederation Cup. Both teams are from Egypt.
Eight teams, including teams from Egypt, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, and Algeria, made it to the Champions League final rounds.
The Confederation Cup...
French Artist Shows His Work at Alliance Française.
Patrick Singh's art was on view at Alliance Française Banjul last week. His works were created while he was a guest artist in The Gambia.
Singh paints, draws, and writes books. He has lived in many lands to make art, and his work shows how people live in the places he visits.
He spent two months at Alliance Française, where he met local people and made art about their lives. He painted on cloth and common things like teapots.
The show opened on Tuesday. Dr. Mamadou Tangara, the Foreign Affairs Minister, attended, as did Professor Pierre Gomez from Higher Education.
People can see Singh's art at Alliance Française on Kairaba Avenue all through February.
"We love helping French and...
A sports event starts today at Gambia College in Brikama. Students and teachers will play football matches on the school grounds.
The School of Education names this year's games after KMC Mayor Talib Bensouda. The games take place each year.
Sports head Lamin F Sanneh says these matches help students and teachers come together as friends. He thinks the games make them work better as teams.
"Mayor Bensouda shows young people what they can do," Sanneh said. "His name on our games makes students want to play with more heart."
Both men and women will take part in the matches. The first game starts this evening.
Rich Meet in Swiss Alps as Poor Face Hard Times.
The World Economic Forum meets in Davos, Switzerland. Here, rich people enjoy fine drinks and skiing. Meanwhile, in Zambia, most people live on less than $2.15 each day.
The world's wealth is concentrated in a few hands. A new report from Oxfam shows that the rich grow richer faster than before. Five people might each own one trillion dollars in ten years.
Money brings power to world talks. At recent climate meetings, oil groups sent more people than most lands did. Rich nations pushed their wants. The promised help fell short by $1 trillion each year.
The World Bank and IMF show this power gap. Rich lands run these banks. They make rules that help their banks first. Most lands that...
Young Gambian football player Francis Gomez has started a one-month test at Danish club AC Horsens.
The rising star earned praise for his skills with the national Under-17 team. His manager, Sheriff Jarju of Ebanor Sports, says other teams want him as well, including Rukh FC and FK Sarajevo.
Gomez scored a goal in a match last Saturday. His team, Sibanor, won 2-1 against Siffoe United.
Mass Deportations Raise Concerns for Gambians.
Western nations send many Gambians back home against their wishes. This highlights the need for The Gambia to strengthen its ties with other lands.
Germany leads these forced returns. The rise in such actions comes from deep changes in world trade and business. After the big wars, rich nations created banks and trade groups. These groups shaped how poor lands must act and pushed rules that hurt African nations.
The effects run deep. Poor nations lost their rights to make seeds and drugs. They had to sell their raw goods at low prices. Many skilled workers left home for jobs far away. Big companies harmed the earth with their work. Most damage fell on growing nations like The Gambia...
A court in Brikama heard a theft case yesterday. Tijan Jallow faces charges of taking money from his workplace, Afro Express Bureau de Change.
The amount stands at 1.9 million dalasi. At first, Jallow said he did not take the money. But when Principal Magistrate Anna Mendy asked him what he did with it, he admitted he used it for betting.
His former workplace, Afro Express, says Jallow took 1,975,84 dalasi last December. The accused man is 28 years old.
Police officer Buteh Sawaneh spoke about bail. He pointed out the large sum of money in the case. The court set bail at 2 million dalasi. Jallow must present four people from The Gambia as his backers. He also needs to show papers for two properties.
The full trial starts on February 13.
Kenya's Deputy Leader Backs Unity Push.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki praised President William Ruto's work to bring Kenyans together. He spoke these words on Wednesday in Wajir.
"Our dream of a united land stayed far from reach for many years," Kindiki said. "We thank President Ruto for making changes happen fast. Thank you for joining our people as one."
The Deputy President talked about growth problems in the North East. Bad roads and weak power systems held the area back, he said.
His Kenya Kwanza team started building new roads with hard tops in the Northeast. Workers also put up power lines to help the area grow like other parts of Kenya.
"Wajir County and the North felt left out. Bad roads, poor building work, and weak...
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