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A politician named Mr Chamatowa spoke to young people at a community hall in Dzivarasekwa. He told them they should work hard to help themselves, just like President Mnangagwa always says. He used the special saying "nyika inovakwa nevene vayo," which means people must build their own country...

Two groups in a team called CCC are fighting over who should be the boss. Professor Welshman Ncube leads one group, and he wants to make a court decision happen right away. The other group won't let him do this. Last month, the big court said Senator Sengezo Tshabangu couldn't change who leads...

A man named Cde Geza took over a beautiful hotel called Harare Safari Lodge near Lake Chivero back in 2020. He forced the workers to leave and took the cars that belonged to Mr Brett McDonald, who owned the place before. Cde Geza did this because he had friends in important places. Mr McDonald...

The people who collected money for Zimbabwe caught some bad guys who were using boats to sneak things across a river. They found these boats between Zimbabwe and South Africa. They used flying cameras called drones to spot the boats from high up in the sky. Ms Regina Chinamasa leads the team...

President Mnangagwa told his team they must do a great job to make Zimbabwe better. He spoke to them at their first big meeting of 2025 at the State House. He wants them to help everyone in Zimbabwe live better lives, even people who live in other countries. The President asked his helpers to...

Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa asked Minister Apollonia Munzverengwi to leave her job. He picked Itayi Ndudzo to take her place as the leader of Mashonaland East. Dr Martin Rushwaya, who works as the main helper in the President's office, told everyone about these changes. The changes started...

Everyone in Kenya's Parliament wished Raila Odinga good luck. He wants to lead the African Union, a big group that brings African countries together. Mr Wetang'ula, who leads Parliament, said they all support Raila. Many people clapped when he talked about Raila. President Ruto will be the...

The leader of Parliament, Mr Wetang'ula, counted the number of members each team had. He found that Kenya Kwanza has more people than Azimio: 165 vs. 154. He said everything would stay the same, with Kenya Kwanza leading Parliament. A court recently told Mr Wetang'ula he made a mistake when he...

The Speaker of Parliament said Kenya Kwanza leads with more members than Azimio. He counted and found Kenya Kwanza has 165 members, but Azimio has 154. He told everyone the leaders would stay the same. Millie Odhiambo from Azimio thinks this count isn't right. She said her team believes in...

A bus crash in Rwanda killed twenty people on Tuesday afternoon. Many others felt pain after the crash. The bus carried more than fifty people through Rwanda's Northern Province when things went wrong. The driver lost control on a sharp turn. The bus rolled down a hill into a deep valley. The...

Eighteen big companies want to build factories in a special place called Sagana in Kirinyaga. Governor Anne Waiguru picked these companies from fifty-four that wanted to come. These factories will make things from farm products, leather, and cloth to sell to other countries. Governor Waiguru...

Private universities want to change how students pay for their studies. They believe a new office should help all students with money for school, books, and living costs. This office would replace the old groups that gave money to students. Right the money system treats students differently...

The health leaders want parents to bring their daughters aged 10 to 15 years for a special shot that stops cervical cancer. This cancer makes many women in Kenya sick. Every year, 5,845 women learn they have this cancer, and 3,591 women die from it. Dr Patrick Amoth talked to people at Afya...

Kenya wants to keep everyone safe from a sickness called the Marburg virus. The health leader, Deborah Barasa, says this virus started in Tanzania, but she worries it might come to Kenya because many people travel between these countries. The government made special plans to catch the virus...

A company in Thika that sells rabbit meat needs more rabbits. The company boss, Peter Waiganjo, told people his team could only work one day each week because they didn't have enough rabbits. They can prepare 200 rabbits every Wednesday, but shops and hotels want much more. Many people want to...

Kenya's Lands leader Alice Wahome met with Pastor James Ng'ang'a at her office in Nairobi. They talked about new houses the government wants to build for people. Ms. Wahome wants everyone to know about these special houses. She said these houses will help many Kenyans live better lives and feel...

A man named Adan Yusuf Haji will keep leading a group of people who work together to make sure everyone has enough food in East Africa. People from different countries met in Uganda and picked him as their leader again. No one else wanted this job. Mr. Haji thanked all the people who chose him...

A man from Sudan went to Russia to talk with Russian leaders this week. Mr. Lavrov, who helps run Russia, said his country wants to make things better in Sudan. He told Sudan's leader, Mr. Al-Sharif, that Russia will work with other countries to bring peace. The two leaders discussed many...

A judge named Thomas Nzioki said Mr. Ferdinand Waititu did something wrong with money meant for roads. Mr. Waititu was the leader of Kiambu County, and he helped give a big job worth 588 million shillings to people he knew. These people gave him back 25 million shillings, which was against the...

People from all over Africa will vote for a new leader on Saturday. Mr. Musalia Mudavadi wants them to pick up Mr. Raila Odinga from Kenya. He thinks Mr. Raila would make a good leader for all of Africa. Mr. Mudavadi has been talking to many people from different African countries. He wants...