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Some lawyers asked a big court to listen to a case about a pipeline again. The court is in East Africa. The pipeline will carry oil. The case was thrown out before, but lawyers think that was wrong. The court met yesterday in Kigali, Rwanda. Four groups from East Africa want the court to change...

Uganda made a new friend called Azerbaijan. They want to help each other make better weapons and learn about new fighting machines. A lady called Huda Abason Oleru met with people from Azerbaijan at her office in Mbuya. The leader of the visitors was a man named Rustam Hasanli. They came to...

People who live in the Ibanda District feel upset. They say police officers ask for money when someone wants to leave jail. The officers want 50,000 to 100,000 shillings before letting people go. Many people discussed this problem at a community meeting in Kayenje Ward, Nyamirima, and Bufunda...

Kawoko-Kyaziiza Church of Uganda Primary School has big problems. This school in Bukomansimbi District doesn't have enough classrooms. The bathrooms are also very bad. But something good happened! A kind man named Hamiddu Sseremba gave help to the school. The school belongs to the government...

The Buganda Kingdom and sports friends are sad because Prince Dauda Ggolooba died on Sunday after being sick for a long time. He was a famous goalkeeper and cricket player who everyone respected. People also liked how he dressed. They buried him at his family home in Kasubi, Kampala. At the...

Mr. Thomas Tayebwa from Parliament asked local leaders to check on a program called PDM. He wants them to watch it closely, just like President Museveni does. Mr. Tayebwa talked to people in Rubirizi District on Tuesday. He said good leaders need to be active. President Museveni shows this by...

President Museveni said nice things about Rubirizi District. He likes how they use the Parish Development Model money with honesty. He visited the area on Tuesday. He started looking at PDM work in the Ankole area after spending a week in Kigezi. President Museveni talked to people who received...

Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye asked President Museveni for help. He wants MP Naume Kibaju to stop being the leader for Sheema North. Dr. Tumwesigye wrote a letter to the President on January 27, 2025. He said MP Kibaju became less popular after her husband died. He also said she does not do her job...

Mr. Amuriat leads a group called FDC. He says mean words on the internet do not bother him. Many people say bad things about him. They call him a sellout to the government. Even Dr. Besigye said this before he went to jail. Dr. Besigye has been in prison since November. He worried about money...

The police caught someone who hurt people from the Malawi Congress Party at Nselema Trading Centre. Many people wonder if the police treat everyone the same way. Mr. Peter Kalaya from the police said hurting others is against the law. He told people the police were working hard to find everyone...

NICE Trust wants politicians to stop using violence and talk about important issues instead. Mr. Gwazayani from NICE Trust talked to church leaders on Monday and met with the Chikwawa Pastors group. The meeting asked church leaders to tell people about voting changes happening March 13-15. Mr...

The government stopped all business papers for Kaunjika shops. Ms. Christina Zakeyo from the Trade Ministry told all shop owners they must ask for new papers. This rule starts right away. The government wants everyone to follow the rules. People who do not listen will face trouble with the law...

Mr. Ben Phiri from Thyolo Central says the government led by Mr. Chakwera has done a very bad job. He thinks giving them five more years would be awful. He believes they might hurt many people in Malawi. Mr. Phiri talked in parliament yesterday. He said people feel much pain because the money...

Two people received good news as the country faces money problems. Chikondi Banda and Billy Shaibu won big money from Betpawa by playing games. Banda lives in Lilongwe and won 140 million kwacha playing Aviator and JetX. He felt very happy when he received his prize money. He wants to ask...

The Social Health Authority says private hospitals need to fix their mistakes. Mr. Robert Ingasira from SHA believes these hospitals ask for the wrong amounts of money. He said the hospitals do not know how to use the payment system properly. SHA wants to teach the hospitals how to send correct...

The WHO FCTC helps people stay healthy by making rules about smoking. Kenya joined this agreement in 2004. The rules tell companies they must put big pictures on cigarette boxes showing how smoking hurts people. The rules also say people cannot smoke inside buildings and make cigarettes cost...

The government will give more money to people who need help. Mr. Mwaura said they plan to raise the money from 3.52 billion shillings to 15 billion shillings by June 2027. Many more people will join this program in the next few years. Right now 1.7 million people receive help, but soon 2.5...

A family in Naserian Village feels very sad after a police officer died in Haiti. The officer was shot by people from gangs when he was working on February 23, 2025. He was part of a group of 600 Kenyan police officers helping in Haiti since 2024. The National Police Service said the officer...

China wants to make sure everyone has enough food to eat. The country wrote an important paper on Sunday about growing more food. This paper says China will use new ideas and science to keep food safe. China grew a lot of food last year. Mr. Wang from the farming office said China grew 706.5...

Raila Odinga started meeting people across the Nyanza area. During his travels, he wants to talk with many groups. Today Raila meets with young leaders and party officials in Kisumu City Hall. These young leaders come from eight different areas of Kisumu. Governor Anyang Nyong'o joins Raila at...