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The United States Senate chose Kash Patel to lead the FBI, an important group that helps keep America safe. Fifty-one people said yes, and forty-nine said no. Most Republicans wanted him, but two Republicans named Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joined the Democrats who didn't. Patel will...

The most important group at the United Nations met and said everyone must stop the M23 fighters who are attacking people in Congo. They told Rwanda's army to leave Congo right away and to stop helping these fighters. Many big countries like America and Britain are very upset with Rwanda. They...

The government wants to fix some parts of the big road between Kampala and Entebbe. They will start the work on February 26, 2025. Mr. Bageya Wasiwa, who helps run the roads department, said water under the road has made it weak in some places. The workers need to repair two main areas. One is...

Many people traveled through Uganda's biggest airport in January 2025. The airport, called Entebbe International Airport, welcomed 216,740 visitors. This number shows more people came than last year, when 194,563 people used the airport in January 2024. A man who works at the airport named Mr...

Uganda's President Museveni wants everyone to understand something important. He said Uganda's army is not fighting the M23 rebels in Congo. Instead, his soldiers were there to stop a different group called ADF, which had hurt people in both Uganda and Congo. The president explained that...

The police in Uganda went into the offices of a political party called NUP. They said they needed to search because they heard people were doing military training there. The NUP members had worn red uniforms and berets earlier, which made the police suspicious. The leader of NUP, Bobi Wine, was...

The exciting bicycle race called Tour du Rwanda is back! It all starts this Sunday, February 23rd, with a short 4-kilometer race against the clock. The cyclists will begin at the Kigali BK Arena and pedal as fast as they can to the finish line at Amahoro Stadium. This year's Tour du Rwanda is...

The government of Rwanda wants the United Nations Security Council to understand the real reasons for the problems in eastern DR Congo. They believe it is important to take Rwanda's worries about safety seriously if we want to find a lasting solution. On Friday, the Security Council agreed that...

Many police officers and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo decided to join a rebel group called AFC/M23. On Saturday, February 22nd, more than 2,100 police officers and 890 soldiers in the city of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province, chose to join the rebel group. The AFC/M23...

The government of Rwanda is working hard to fix the damage caused by bombs that were shot from DR Congo into the Rubavu District. This happened in late January when there was a lot of fighting going on in DR Congo. Many different groups were involved in the fighting, including rebels, soldiers...

The United Nations Security Council met on Friday, February 21st. They all agreed that the fighting in eastern DR Congo could not be solved just by using weapons and soldiers. The Council is upset that the government of DR Congo keeps helping a dangerous group called the FDLR. This group wants...

Elon Musk might turn off Starlink in Ukraine. Andrei Koshkin, who knows a lot about the military, told Sputnik this would cause big problems for Ukrainian soldiers. They use Starlink for many important things when they fight. Without Starlink, Ukrainian troops could not tell their big guns...

The Brikama Area Council, or BAC for short, gave out a big sum of money on Thursday. They handed over 28 million dalasi to help the 28 different wards in the West Coast Region. This money will allow them to do important projects to improve the lives of everyone living there. Mr. Yankuba Darboe...

Ousainou Bojang told the court that he did not kill the police officers Pateh Jallow and Sang J. Gomez or hurt Constable Ancy Jawo. He said that seven people who saw what happened all said they didn't see him there when the shooting occurred. The police took Ousainou's phone from his house...

Mitchell Moyo is a popular user on TikTok. She posts videos under the name Ritzmcleish. Mitchell recently said something that surprised many people. She believes she looks better than Hilary Makaya, even though Hilary uses special filters to change her appearance in photos. Mitchell is very...

Palesa Madisakwane, who is the mother of Somizi's child, has said some serious things about him. She talked about these things in an interview on a show called Hell and Back. Palesa shared that Somizi did not treat her well when they were together. She told everyone that Somizi wanted her to...

Walter Mzembi used to be an important person in the government of Zimbabwe. He was in charge of talking to other countries and attracting more tourists to the country. But some people say he is not telling the truth about his education. They claim Walter Mzembi graduated from a school that does...

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its friends signed an important agreement on Sunday. They did this in the middle of the night in Nairobi, Kenya. Many people from Sudan came together to talk for four days. They want to make a new Sudan that is better for everyone. The agreement will...

Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in the hospital. The Vatican shared this news on Saturday. They also said the Pope's health is still very serious. The 88-year-old Pope has pneumonia in both lungs. He needs a lot of oxygen to breathe. Doctors gave him blood because he did not have enough of...

Some powerful countries decided they did not want Raila Odinga to win an important African election. Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia worked together against him. These are called Arab countries. France joined them and asked other countries to vote against Raila, too...