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Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry made history Thursday when IOC members picked her as their tenth President during meetings in Costa Navarino, Greece. After just one round of voting, she became the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee. Her victory came against six other candidates...

Martha Ahumuza Murari's family just shared when they'll say goodbye to her after she died at Mezzo Noir nightclub on March 20. The police think someone might have poisoned her, and they're still looking into what happened that night. Friends can visit Kembabazi tomorrow, March 21, to remember...

Mezzo Noir nightclub in Kampala just closed its doors for a bit after Martha, identified only by her first name, died there Wednesday night. The mystery started when Martha passed out in the office of Eddie, whose sister Grace runs the place. Eddie rushed outside, asking friends for help. They...

A woman named Martha died mysteriously after she visited the management office at Mezzo Noir, a popular Kampala nightclub, on Wednesday night. Martha had entered the office of Eddie, whose sister Grace owns the nightclub. For unknown reasons, Martha suddenly collapsed inside the office. People...

Uganda Parliament voted yes on Thursday for Ugandan troops to go to South Sudan. The national army arrived there several weeks earlier without asking lawmakers first—something against the law. South Sudan might start fighting again any day. The peace deal from 2018 keeps getting broken, making...

Judith Bako wants government talkers and security teams to work together better. She runs things as the Assistant Resident City Commissioner in Arua and spoke at a big meeting held by ISO at Desert Breeze Hotel last Thursday. She told everyone that people who talk for the government must give...

President Museveni strongly supports teaching job skills to young people today. He believes these skills will improve Uganda's economy. The President spoke when he opened the Bunyoro Zonal Presidential Skilling Hub located in Kiryana Myebanyakalongo Village, Kimengo Sub County, Masindi District...

The Sudanese army just took back the Presidential Palace from RSF fighters—a huge win after almost two years. Soldiers shot their guns skyward to celebrate grabbing this powerful symbol from RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, nicknamed Hemedti. Government troops kept pushing forward, taking large...

Uganda's Parliament voted to let the government borrow $190 million from Stanbic Bank despite warnings from its Committee and Auditor General. They needed money to buy out Umeme, the electricity company whose 20-year contract ends soon. This amount equals about 700 billion Ugandan shillings. The...

Uganda judges said Nagayi Faridah must stay in prison for killing her Finnish boyfriend. The Court of Appeal agreed she poisoned Terasvouri Thomas Juha Petteri back in 2018 at a Kampala hotel. They kept the guilty verdict but changed her jail time a little. The case shocked many people across...

Kenyans need to ignore politicians who try to block Taifa Care and keep signing up for the program. Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru pointed out that these critics already have complete health insurance for themselves. She mentioned that these same politicians tell regular people not to register...

Karl Ash from the US Drug Enforcement Administration visited Kenya Police Chief Douglas Kanja last Friday. They met at the police headquarters in Nairobi and discussed strategies to catch more drug dealers. Ash praised the Kenya police for nabbing drug criminals across the country. Ash promised...

Kenya just teamed up with the Red Cross, African Union, and other partners to start a massive food program. They call it the Kenya Food and Nutrition Resilience Program, or FNRP for short. This five billion dollar plan helps twenty-four counties in dry areas feed five million hungry people. The...

Nine startups showed off their cutting-edge solutions at Safaricom during a demo session for the company's Spark Accelerator Program last Friday. These young companies displayed how far they've come in expanding tech limits and business growth. Safaricom Chief Business Development and Strategy...

A Machakos Court has decided that Parliament must write new laws requiring private groups that take government money to tell everyone how they spend it. Justice Francis Rayola Olei ruled that any private organization using public funds must explain its spending to the public through laws...

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has started his nationwide empowerment programs again just days after losing his position as chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga made a government agreement that led to Nyoro's replacement by Alego Usonga...

Safaricom showcased nine tech companies last Friday during its Spark Accelerator Program event. These startups included HealthX Africa, Vuna Pay, Black Rhino VR, Twiva, Chpter, Chirpy, Nobuk Africa, Faidi HR, and Chumz. The program helps new business founders grow bigger and faster through...

Kenya's nationwide cattle vaccination campaign has reached half a million animals since its kickoff on January 30. Uasin Gishu County tops the list with 69,360 cattle protected against foot-and-mouth disease. Nakuru follows behind with 52,320 vaccinated animals, then comes Trans Nzoia with...

Young hairdressers once dreamed of opening physical salons. They believed brick-and-mortar shops meant stable income streams. These dreams changed when rent prices kept climbing. Many hair professionals decided to bring their skills right to their customers instead. Mobile braiding has...

Mount Kigali University gave $5 million to Rwanda's Imbuto Foundation, which started with Rwanda's First Lady Jeannette Kagame as its leader. The money helps build early childhood education classrooms. The group runs programs for education, health, and young people. Professor Simon Gicharu...