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Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba met two Congo military leaders this morning to discuss safety in eastern DRC. They talked about Operation Shujaa, in which Uganda forces work with Congo troops against ADF fighters. The Congo side brought Major General Nyembo Abdallah from the Ituri area and Major General...

African forces left Goma city on Tuesday through a border point into Rwanda. They pulled back after M23 rebels took over the key eastern Congo area. The troops from South Africa, Malawi, and Tanzania had tried since late 2023 to help the Congolese army fight M23 fighters. Military trucks crossed...

Opposition leader Joel Ssenyonyi asked the government inspector to investigate cash payments to lawmakers. He sent a letter Monday saying MPs received 100 million shillings each through secret handouts. His concerns grew after Bukoto South MP Kagabo Twaha admitted on TV that he took the money...

President Museveni met with Starlink team members Ben MacWilliams and Brandi Oliver at Nakasero. He welcomed their plans to bring cheap internet to remote parts of Uganda. Only about 27 percent of Ugandans can access the internet today. The government wants better tech access to help grow the...

Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO Mumba Kalifungwa showed off his golf skills at the April Mug Challenge last weekend. He started early at Uganda Golf Club, making the top ten list among players. This marked his second time playing since becoming CEO, having previously competed during heavy rain at the...

Cardinals will start voting for a new pope on May 7 inside the Sistine Chapel. About 180 cardinals met Monday to set this date, though only those under age 80 can vote. The chapel remains closed to visitors during this time. Voters begin with a special Mass before moving in procession to the...

The Specialty Coffee Expo just finished its run at Houston's Gordon Brown Convention Center with more than 10,000 visitors from 80 countries. Uganda made waves as ten coffee exporters showed off their products to worldwide buyers. These sellers signed deals with international customers during...

King Mohammed VI welcomed three foreign ministers from Sahel countries Monday at his palace in Rabat. The group represented Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger - all members of the Alliance of Sahel States. They met to strengthen ties between Morocco and these nations, building on their history of...

Catholic Relief Services started work Monday on a new project for children with disabilities at the Gambia Pastoral Institute. The EU-funded program aims to help disabled children through education, tech tools, and play activities. CRS Project Manager Saidina Alieu Jarjou told attendees the...

The Gambian government signed four agreements with leaders from China's Heilongjiang Province at the State House in Banjul. President Adama Barrow watched as officials put pen to paper on deals meant to build stronger ties between the two regions. These agreements represent a key step forward in...

Police say a worker at Yonna Microfinance faked a robbery to hide money problems. Officers found Amadou Jawo, 28, tied up inside the Kalagi village office last Friday. Medical staff saw he had no injuries after checks at local health centers. Police learned Jawo planned the fake crime to cover...

Gambia might fire 1,424 missing workers after checking three main government offices, Public Service official Sheriff Jallow said Friday on a radio show. The names went to the Public Service Commission for removal from jobs. These absent staff cost about D10.8 million monthly across the...

Gambia transport officials met with Senegalese counterparts for three days in Dakar last week. They discussed roads, bridges, and air travel between the two countries. Minister Ebrima Sillah led the Gambian team, which included experts from the roads and aviation agencies. The groups examined...

A peace group finished training local leaders last Thursday at the North Bank Region office. The EU-backed program taught people how to solve problems before they turn violent. WANEP worked with several partners to help people handle disputes better. Governor Lamin Saidykhan thanked the team...

Tawakaltu villagers thank the Jamsai Foundation for giving them clothes and shoes. The group helped women, girls, and boys who needed these items in Lower Badibou. Village chief Alhaji Amadou Sarge praised the donation as it builds friendship among families. He also thanked them for building a...

Health reporters learned how to cover gender violence at a recent workshop in Gambia. The SWEDD+ team ran the three-day training on sexual assault reporting laws. Experts taught journalists about The Women's Act 2010, which backs global treaties on female rights. Imran Darboe explained that...

Tourism Minister Abdoulie Jobe opened the third Kansala Cultural Festival in Bwiam. He said the event can make Foni a hot spot for visitors and create jobs. The celebration brings people from Gambia and Senegal together for three days of traditional performances. Jobe talked about Futampaf, a...

Hungary wants to leave the International Criminal Court. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto asked lawmakers Tuesday to withdraw the country from the ICC. He reminded people that Hungary helped start the court back in 1999. The country signed up officially two years later, but he noted that they...

Police boss Douglas Kanja says officers who killed five people will face charges. He told worried locals at a school meeting Tuesday that both police teams had already started looking into what happened. The deaths came after security forces went to mark land borders despite community anger...

Kenya plans special retirement deals for top judges under a new bill. The Cabinet backed this law, creating a separate pension system for these officials. Current judges will keep their set benefits, but new ones will join a pay-as-you-go plan. The change aims to protect the court's freedom from...