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A British man died, and another British man hurt himself when they were climbing in Norway. They were climbing a frozen waterfall on Gaustatoppen mountain last Friday. A big snow slide, called an avalanche, came down the mountain and hit them. The rescue teams helped one man right away. They...

South Africa will host a major meeting called the G20 this year. It started leading the G20 group in December 2024, making it the first African country to do so. The G20 works like a team. Three countries help each other—the one leading right now, the one that led before, and the one that will...

Walter Magaya dreams of building 10 football stadiums by 2032. He wants Zimbabwe to host big football games like COSAFA and AFCON tournaments. Magaya told reporters about his plans when they visited Chahwanda Stadium in Kwekwe on Wednesday. He promised that the stadiums would meet all the rules...

Patricia Mwaruta, 51, is the deputy head at Zengeza 4 High School. She went to court in Harare because she was accused of trying to get someone to give her money unfairly. The judge, Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa, let Patricia pay US$150 to stay out of jail. Patricia must come back to court on March...

Britain plans to impose special rules on Rwanda very soon. These rules are called sanctions. They are being implemented because Rwanda might help fighters in Congo, which is next to Rwanda. Ray Collins works for the British government. Someone asked him if Britain would make these rules for...

The court had to wait again because Mike Chimombe didn't come. His lawyers said he was sick with an infection. Judge Pisirayi Kwenda heard that Mike became sick on the weekend. The doctors think he will feel better in seven days. "Mr. Chimombe cannot stand trial today because he isn't feeling...

A journalist named Blessed Mhlanga will have to stay in jail for two more nights. He works for Alpha Media Holdings (AMH). On Tuesday, a judge in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, said that Blessed must wait until Thursday to find out if he can leave jail. The police think Blessed did something...

Kwame Baffoe, who people call Abronye, is an important man in the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He's the leader of the NPP in the Bono Region. Abronye had to go talk to some people at the National Investigative Bureau (NIB). He was there for many hours, answering their questions. Abronye said some...

Emelia Arthur is a very important person. She's the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, which means she helps care for all the fish and farms in Ghana. On Monday, she visited a special place called R & B Farms in Gomoa Nsuem in the Gomoa Central District. Emelia wanted to see how the farm...

Rex Omar is a famous musician who plays highlife music. People love his songs all over West Africa and even in other parts of the world. He was born on February 6 in Kumasi. President John Dramani Mahama just gave him a special job in the government. Rex Omar will help with the Blackstar...

President John Dramani Mahama has chosen Kofi Okyere Darko, who people call KOD, to be his special helper for Ghanaians living in other countries. This shows that President Mahama really wants to work with Ghanaians abroad to improve Ghana. KOD was born on January 13, 1978, in Winneba. He is...

The Fibroid Foundation Africa is working hard to fight against wrong information about uterine fibroids. However, many radio and TV ads are making the problem worse. These ads often use cultural beliefs and fears to trick people, making it harder for the Foundation to help women get the right...

Justice Srem-Sai wants to be the Deputy Minister for Attorney General and Justice. He told Parliament's Appointments Committee on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, that he got money from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to study for his doctoral degree at the University of Leeds School of...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, asked the Buipewura, Abdulai Jinapor II, to help make the National House of Chiefs (NHC) look even better. The Buipewura is the Vice President of the NHC. He knows a lot about working for the government. Otumfuo Osei Tutu also told the Buipewura to work...

Franklin Cudjoe shared his thoughts about Parliament's Appointments Committee's ongoing vetting of government nominees. He believes that Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the MP for Effutu, has been asking the most important questions to test how qualified the nominees are for their jobs. Mr. Cudjoe...

The Kenyan women's national soccer team, the Starlets, won an important match against Tunisia. The game was part of a tournament to decide which teams will play in the Africa Women's Cup of Nations next year in Morocco. Tereza Engesha scored the only goal for the Starlets just three minutes...

The problem between the wheat farmers and the millers has been fixed. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe held an all-day meeting to help them agree. Farmers in Narok, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu, and Timau have been protesting. They are upset because the millers are not paying them enough money...

Two people, a man and a woman who were likely in their late 20s or early 30s, were found on the Ethiopian side of the border. Search and rescue teams are still looking for other missing people. The bodies were discovered hours after Kenyan authorities were allowed to enter the Ethiopian side...

Moses Wetang'ula, the Speaker of the National Assembly, is telling a House committee to call police boss Douglas Kanja to explain why he hasn't taken action against Nairobi County officials. These officials dumped garbage at Kenya Power offices, and Wetang'ula wants to know why Kanja hasn't done...

Trevor Ncube from Zimbabwe talks about Mr. Mhlanga being taken by police. Trevor works making books and runs businesses. Trevor does not like what happened when the police took Mr. Mhlanga away. He thinks he should not be in trouble just for doing his job as a reporter. Trevor wrote a message...