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Bank Helps East African Countries Make Money and Jobs. A special bank called EADB has been giving money to help people in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. In the last five years, they have given more than 200 million dollars to build roads, make things in factories, grow food, and help...

Uganda and Iran Make Friends to Help Each Other. Leaders from Uganda and Iran met in Uganda's capital city to talk about making their countries better friends. Important people from both countries sat together to share ideas about working together. Mr. Khosavinez came from Iran with his team...

Army Leaders Build Science Labs for School in Gulu. Ten army leaders who work in Uganda's Parliament gave a special gift to students at Gulu Army School. They built brand-new science rooms where kids can learn about Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. These leaders spent 204 million shillings to...

Ugandan Lawyer Might Face Arrest for Mean Comments. A judge will decide today if the police should arrest Isaac Kimaze Ssemakadde. He leads the Uganda Law Society and made some unkind comments about an important person named Justice Jane Frances Abodo last year. Two lawyers asked the court to...

Police Look Into Stories About Strange People Taking Others. The police want to know more about some scary stories people are sharing. These stories say bad people pretend to be police and take others away in their cars around a place called Buddo. A funny man named Sammy Okanya shared some...

Rich People Should Help Others, Says Important Leader. The leader of Buganda, Charles Mayiga, wants rich people to help make life better for everyone. He thinks they should stop showing off how much money they have. He said this at a special prayer meeting for a good man called Hajji Hassan...

Last Day to Check Your Name for Voting. People need to check if their names are on the list of voters today before six in the evening. The special places where people check their names started working on January 20. Many people had problems because some machines did not work well. Some voters...

Uganda Makes Less Money for Holiday Places. The people who run Uganda want to spend much less money on making their country nice for visitors next year. They plan to cut the money from 311 billion shillings to about 176 billion shillings. This means they will spend 135 billion shillings less...

Young People March to Support Their Leader. Some people walked to Uganda's big meeting place today. They wanted to tell important leaders to stop being mean to General Muhoozi, whom they liked. These people belong to a team called the Patriotic League of Uganda. Many police officers watched as...

Families Leave Their Homes as Dry Weather Hits Uganda. Many families who raise animals in Kotido must leave their homes. They cannot find enough food and water because it has not rained for a long time. All the grass has dried up, which means their cows and goats have nothing to eat. Paul...

Monkey Causes Big Power Problem in Sri Lanka. A monkey caused trouble in Sri Lanka when it touched important power equipment on Sunday morning. Many people lost electricity in their homes and shops across the whole country. The Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody explained that the monkey touched...

Who Can Be Born an American? Trump Wants New Rules. If you are born in America, you become an American citizen right away. This rule started long ago, almost 160 years ago. President Trump wants to change this rule. He doesn't want the children of people who visit America or live there without...

A Rebel Leader's Life Story Changes Congo Forever. People are dying in Africa because of fighting between two countries called DR Congo and Rwanda. This fighting started because of a man named Sultani Makenga, who leads a group called M23. Makenga was born on Christmas Day in 1973 in a pretty...

Trump Talks About Musk and Football Before Super Bowl Game. President Trump spoke with a TV newsman named Bret Baier before Sunday's big football game. He talked about his friend Elon Musk, who runs a special team called Doge. Trump said Musk spends a lot of time helping the government but does...

Kosovo Votes for New Leaders as Counting Machine Breaks Down. A man named Kurti leads Kosovo's biggest political group, Vetevendosje. His party won many votes in Sunday's big election but not as many as it did three years ago. He thinks he will stay as the country's leader because his party did...

Elon Musk Wants South African Leader to Face Punishment. Elon Musk is angry about something happening in South Africa. He wants Julius Malema punished for some mean words he said at big meetings. Musk wrote messages on the internet asking South Africa's president why he let Malema say these...

Nice Place to Eat Near Masaka Road. Many people stop at Shell Petrol Station when they drive between Kampala and Masaka. They buy small snacks there and use the bathrooms. But some people like going to a fancier place called Gators Café. It is just a short walk from Shell station, near Jalia...

Big New Ship Makes Travel Faster Between Uganda and Tanzania. A special ship called MV Mpungu will help move things between Uganda and Tanzania much faster than before. This big boat can carry lots of cargo across Lake Victoria in just 18 hours. Before this ship, people had to wait three or...

Watch Out for Fake Books Made by Computers. People use clever computer programs called AI to write fake books. Sometimes, they copy real books and change them slightly. Many writers feel sad when they find out someone made fake copies of their stories. Bad people want to trick readers into...

How Movies Win the Biggest Prize in Hollywood. Many people feel upset because Dune 2 did not receive a special award nomination. These people think it might be the best movie made in ten years, and they wonder why other movies like Emilia Perez earned nominations instead. The answer lies in...