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Russia wants to make new friends in Africa! They made a special office just to work with African countries. They plan to build new offices called embassies in many places, including The Gambia. Russia's important leader, Sergei Lavrov, said his country wants to return to Africa. He explained...

A smart lawyer from America named Reed Brody says something bad might happen. President Trump stopped giving money to many countries, including The Gambia. This makes it harder to bring justice against the old leader, Yahya Jammeh. Trump wants to check how America spends its money in other...

The Gambia joined many other countries to protect a special court called the ICC. This court helps catch people who hurt others during wars. At least 81 countries joined together when American President Donald Trump said mean things about the court. Trump became angry on Thursday. He thought...

The police and drug officers worked together to catch some people who had dangerous things. They found lots of illegal plants and some guns during the weekend. A man named Abdoulie Sonko had many bags of illegal plants in his house. He kept seeds from these plants in big containers. The police...

A young company from The Gambia made everyone proud! They bought 26 new cars for Nawec, which cost more than 100 million dalasis. This company is called Gambiago, or Gamgo for short. On Friday, Gamgo had a big party at their office. They gave Nawec shiny new Toyota trucks - both Hilux and Land...

The police in The Gambia caught a special car on Sunday evening. It was a BMW that bad people used to rob a shop in Banjul. The robbers took more than a million dalasis from the shop. The police found the car's owner near Bund Road. Officer Modou Musa Sisawo said they are asking the owner many...

Did you know some countries have money worth less than Nigerian naira? This means Nigerian travelers can spend less money and still have a wonderful time abroad! You might enjoy visiting Vietnam. Every Nigerian naira gives you about 17 Vietnamese dong. If you want to visit Vietnam, you need a...

Many people want to invest money in Zimbabwe's mines. This is great news for the country. Zimbabwe wants to become richer by 2030, and mining will help make this happen. Mr. Winston Chitando, who is in charge of mining in Zimbabwe, discussed this at a special dinner in Cape Town. The dinner...

People worry about changes in Harare's nice neighborhoods. Some parts of the city might become very crowded in five years. This happens because city helpers called councilors let builders make many small houses close together. These councilors might take money from builders when they say yes to...

Many married people in Zimbabwe decided to stop being married last year. The number went up significantly—from 2,149 couples in 2023 to 3,214 couples in 2024. Many of these people still wait for the courts to finish their papers. Most people who wanted to end their marriages lived in Harare...

Something bad happened to a Zimbabwean family. A man named Richard Kaye tricked Ambassador Punungwe and his wife. He took one million dollars from them by lying about helping them make more money. The story began in 2000. Kaye told Ambassador Punungwe to put money in a fake company called Lloyd...

China wants to help South Africa lead a big group called G-20. This group has twenty important countries that make big choices about money and other things around the world. South Africa feels excited because it will be the first African country to hold special G-20 meetings. A man named Marco...

Many countries need to follow special rules about money. These rules help prevent bad people from using money in the wrong ways. A group called FATF watches how countries handle their money and makes a list of countries that need to improve their compliance with these rules. Twenty-four...

Donald Trump has new plans for America that might change how African countries work together with the United States. On his first day back as president, he wrote many new rules, which show that he wanted to focus more on America than on helping African countries. Trump wants America to make...

Derek Chisora, a boxer who grew up in Zimbabwe but fights for Britain, had an amazing night on Saturday. He won his last British fight against Otto Wallin by knocking him down twice at a packed arena in Manchester. Derek started strong from the very beginning. He made Otto fall twice during...

Zimbabwe has made a new plan to be friends with other countries. The government wants everyone to understand how Zimbabwe makes friends and does business with the world. Before this plan, Zimbabwe did not write down how it wanted to make friends with other countries. The new plan helps everyone...

A kind businessman named Wicknell Chivayo decided to help the Highlanders football team. The team needed money because they couldn't pay their old coaches, Baltemar Brito and Antonio Torres. The coaches had worked hard but hadn't received their winning bonuses. The Highlanders team couldn't...

Nadia Nakai, a famous rapper from South Africa, has exciting news! She will share her new music album, "Braggacy," on February 28. This special album honors her boyfriend Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, another amazing rapper who died last year. Nadia wrote on Instagram that this album feels like writing...

Many people in Zimbabwe take harmful drugs that make them sick. One dangerous drug is called "mutoriro," and it hurts people's bodies and minds. When people use these drugs, it causes problems for their families and the whole community. More people might steal or break laws because of drugs, and...

Today brings us back to an important court case. Two business friends, Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, must go to the High Court. They tried to stop their trial by saying some rules were broken, but the court said they needed to continue. People across the country want to know what happens next...