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Two runners from Zimbabwe made everyone proud at a big race in America. They ran at a special indoor track inside Clemson University in South Carolina. Makanakaishe Charamba ran really fast and won the 200-meter race. He ran faster than any Zimbabwean had ever run before, finishing in just...

Zimbabwe's women's football team, the Mighty Warriors, started their journey to Angola this morning. They will play an important match against the Angolan team on Thursday. The team's coach, Sithethelelwe Sibanda, nicknamed "Kwinji 15," leads the group. They should reach Angola late today. The...

The leader of a big African work group, Minister Edgar Moyo, wants to improve jobs for everyone. He discussed his plans at a meeting in Zambia, where many important people came together to discuss work and jobs. Minister Moyo promised to help workers. He said everyone would work together to...

Last Friday, a truck sank deep into a river called Tshangani in Nkayi. The truck was there to pick up sand from the river. The driver had a big problem when his truck stopped working. The driver left his truck to find someone who could help him fix it. The river changed very quickly during this...

The police in Nigeria helped save seven young people who were being taken to The Gambia against their will. They stopped a white bus and found these people inside. The bus driver was Ezeani John Paul. A police officer named Omolola Odutola talked to a newspaper about what happened. The police...

A big company from Turkey called Albayrak has joined the Gambia Ports Authority. Together, they started a new company named Alport. They started improving the port in Banjul. Albayrak promised to spend a lot of money to make the port bigger and better. They will also build a brand new port in...

A brave man named Blessed Runesu Geza wants everyone to know he is safe. He sent a message saying people made up stories about him being arrested or missing. He belongs to a special group of people who fought for their country many years ago. Geza promises to talk to people soon and tell them...

A special group of first ladies from Africa has a new leader. Her name is Dr Fatima Maada Bio, and she comes from Sierra Leone. She feels happy and proud about her new job as president of this important group. Dr Bio shared the good news with everyone through her phone. She wants to thank all...

President Barrow sent a special message to other leaders in The Gambia. His friend, Minister Boye, read it out loud at the Second National Dialogue, a big meeting. The President talked about his group, the National People's Party. He said different groups can work together even if they think...

Tomorrow is a special day because The Gambia will be 60 years old as a free country. An important man named Momodou Cadi Cham wants to share his thoughts about this birthday. He helped make The Gambia free when he went to a big meeting in 1964. He tells leaders they must remember they won't be...

The Gambia turned 60 years old today as a free country! Many people feel happy about this special birthday. The Gambian people made their country better and better since February 18, 1965, when they became independent. The Gambia works hard with other countries around the world. They help keep...

The Gambia's young soccer team has wonderful news! They will play in a big tournament in Morocco next month. They didn't win their spot at first, but they made it because FIFA decided more teams from Africa could join the World Cup. These young players, all under 17 years old, will face other...

Brighton played amazingly against Chelsea last week. They won two big games! First, they beat Chelsea in a special cup game. Then, on Friday, they won an even bigger game in the main league. The match started with something wonderful. Brighton's goalkeeper Bart kicked the ball very far up the...

A minister from Djibouti named Mohamoud Ali Youssouf won a very important job in Africa. He beat Raila Odinga from Kenya after many people voted at a big meeting in Ethiopia. Raila tried his best but only 22 people picked him. The meeting brought many changes. The countries picked a new boss...

People in Kenya thought Mahamoud Ali Youssouf would win before the big African meeting started. He speaks French, Arabic, and English very well, and many African countries use French, which helped him make friends and win votes. Youssouf needed 33 people to pick him as the new leader. He won...

Raila Odinga accepted that he did not win the big job at the African Union. He spoke nicely about the person who won, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf from Djibouti. He told people at a meeting in Ethiopia that everyone voted fairly. "I agree with what the votes show. I lost this election," Raila said...

Raila Odinga tried to become a big leader in Africa, but he did not win. He wanted to lead the African Union Commission, but another person from Djibouti won instead. People think this will change how Kenya picks its next president in 2027. You see, Raila is very good at bringing people...

Kenya's President Ruto praised the new African Union leaders. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf from Djibouti was elected chairperson, and Selma Haddadi became deputy chairperson. Kenya had hoped their person, Raila Odinga, would win. The countries voted six times before picking a winner. Even though Raila...

Kenya's President William Ruto went to Ethiopia with many important people from Kenya. They traveled there because African countries needed to pick a new leader for their big group called the African Union. Kenya wanted Raila Odinga to become its new leader. He used to be Kenya's Prime...

The leader of China, Xi Jinping, wrote a friendly letter to African countries meeting in Ethiopia. He said Africa keeps growing stronger even when many other parts of the world face hard times. He was happy that African countries work together to make their voice heard around the world. Xi...