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The European Union hit Rwanda with harsh penalties yesterday. They punished military leaders and M23 rebels for fighting in eastern Congo. This happened right after Rwanda and Belgium cut all ties with each other. Both countries kicked out each other's ambassadors earlier in the day as tensions...

Rwanda kicked Belgium out yesterday, cutting all official ties between the countries. The Rwandan government told every Belgian diplomat to pack up and leave within two days. They blamed Belgium for meddling in regional affairs and turning other nations against Rwanda. Their official statement...

The M23 rebel fighters agreed yesterday to talk peace with Congo's government. Five rebel representatives will travel to Angola after receiving an invite from local officials. Angola has tried hard to stop the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for months. M23 leaders thanked...

The water project in Kagera moves closer to completion, NWSC leader Dr. Silver Mugisha announced yesterday. During his March 17 visit to Kikagate, he asked everyone to pull together as patriots. The construction team aims to finish everything by June. Dr. Mugisha talked about several roadblocks...

Rain failed to stop over 6,000 runners who showed up for the 2025 KH3 7 Hills Run. They all came together to support keeping girls in school across Uganda. The KCCA Executive Director kicked off the event as dawn broke. Participants tackled courses of 5KM, 10KM, and 21KM across the famous seven...

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume said the city plans to give ZIFA forty hectares of land plus a sports club. ZIFA can build a new stadium and headquarters on this property. The land deal includes the HighGlen area, where development can start soon. Mayor Mafume talked about these plans after meeting...

Acer just released brand new Predator BiFrost and Nitro graphics cards that run on AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series GPUs. These cards come in six different models with fancy names, like Predator BiFrost Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB. Each card packs a serious punch for gamers and creators who need top...

Equal1 just released Bell-1, the first quantum system built for daily business use. Most quantum computers need special rooms with fancy cooling systems, but Bell-1 fits right into normal server racks. You can place it next to regular computers because it takes up about the same space as a GPU...

CoolIT Systems plans to showcase its newest liquid cooling technology at NVIDIA GTC 2025. It makes the best liquid cooling for computers anywhere. At its booth, you can see its biggest coolant distribution units. It will also display new cold plate cooling systems made for AI computers. "We...

Giga Computing plans to show off new tech at CloudFest 2025. This company belongs to GIGABYTE, a big name in computer technology. They want people to visit their booth marked E03 during this major cloud computing event. The team will display their latest AI systems and cloud tools for businesses...

XFX messed up when it sold its Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury non-OC edition cards. It showed wrong information about what buyers would actually receive. The company sells two versions of this graphics card—one with overclocking and one without. Everyone knew the cheaper version lacked factory...

Johnathan McKinstry talked about the upcoming match between Gambia and Harambee Stars. The World Cup qualifier happens on Thursday, March 20. Kenya plays Gabon afterward in Nairobi. McKinstry knows Kenya well from his time coaching Gor Mahia FC. The current Group F rankings show Ivory Coast at...

I hear many people talking on TV, radio, and Facebook about Gambian politics. Most just attack others without saying how they would fix problems. They call names, spread dirt, and throw insults instead of sharing better plans. This behavior hurts our democracy and wastes chances for peace and...

China has really helped Gambia grow more food recently, Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally told Xinhua Wednesday. Gambia produced over 48,000 tons of rice in 2024, their biggest harvest ever. Chinese teams brought new farming technologies and better infrastructure that made this possible...

Yahya Jammeh feared nobody more than certain Gambians living abroad. I mean those who truly wanted a better country for every single person. These people backed up their words with cash. They refused to stay quiet as their homeland suffered under bad leadership. Their hearts pushed them to act...

The Gambian government hasn't heard anything official about a new US travel ban yet. Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, the Information Minister, told The Standard this fact yesterday. News reports claim the Trump team wants to limit travel for people from many nations, including The Gambia. The plan might...

Someone made a fake Facebook page using Vice President Muhammed BS Jallow's official picture. The scammer tries to trick people into sending money through this counterfeit account. Mr. Jallow posted a warning about this problem on his real Facebook page yesterday. He simply wrote that a person...

Lawmakers plan to share early findings about Russian fuel deals during their next meeting. The group looked into how three businesses brought 36,935 metric tons of gas worth $30 million into The Gambia without paying any taxes. These companies - Apogee FZC, Creed Energy Limited, and Ultimate...

A big fire hit the Latrikunda Sabiji Market yesterday night around twelve. It started in someone's home next to the market and quickly jumped to nearby food stands. Nobody died or got hurt, but many sellers lost their stuff. The market burned down in 2007 and 2016, hurting local businesses badly...

SSHFC gave food to pensioners who can't leave their beds last Thursday. The group spent more than D500,000 on items like rice, sugar, onions, potatoes, cooking oil, and tomato paste. These older citizens helped build the nation during their working years. SSHFC wants to make sure these former...