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The M23 fighters left a city called Bukavu after France's leader, Emmanuel Macron, made an important phone call. He spoke with Felix Tshisekedi, who leads the Democratic Republic of Congo. Macron wanted the fighting to stop right away. Macron told everyone he was worried about what was...

A group called Kina Events wants to make music shows under the moon every month. These shows will bring people together to listen to good music. They named it 'Moonlight Session'. They did their first show on February 14 at Atelier du Vin. Two singers, Platini P, and Nel Ngabo, sang for people...

Countries in East Africa will grow very fast in the next few years. A big bank in Africa said these countries will make more money than other places in Africa. They think East Africa will grow by 5.3 percent next year and 6.1 percent the year after. A smart person named Kevin Urama works at...

People in a country called Burundi are being mean to others who came from Congo. These people ran away from their homes because they were not safe there. They belong to a group called Banyamulenge. The leaders in Burundi are doing this because they lost some fights. Their army went to help...

Rwanda wants to build small factories in a place called Kanyinya. The city leaders are asking people to come and build their businesses there. Minister Prudence Sebahizi said they have already marked out the roads and spaces where factories can go. This new factory area sits near a river called...

A court in Rwanda said a man named Jean-Baptiste Mugimba must stay in prison for 25 years. He did bad things during a terrible time in Rwanda back in 1994. He helped hurt many people from a group called the Tutsi. Mugimba worked for a group that hurt lots of Tutsi people. Two years ago, judges...

People from many African countries met in Ethiopia to talk about making life better for everyone in Africa. The meeting happened in a big building where leaders from 55 countries came together to share ideas. Africa has lots of treasures under its ground. There are shiny metals like gold and...

Scientists in Russia have made a special new computer called a quantum computer. It uses tiny pieces of a metal named rubidium. These pieces are like building blocks, and the computer has 50 of them. The computer works amazingly. The scientists catch single atoms and control them with laser...

A medicine company called Novo Nordisk makes a drug named Ozempic. Some people worry this drug might not be safe, but the company keeps making lots of money from it. Famous people in Hollywood say they love using it. The company has become very rich, making more money than any other company in...

The UNDP gave the people who run elections in The Gambia a new office building at a special meeting in Kanifing. The new office will help make voting better and fairer for everyone in the country. Ms. Evelyn Edroma from the UNDP talked about how they want to help The Gambia have good elections...

Leaders from Otjozondjupa want everyone to remember how special Sam Nujoma was. James Uerikua tells us Nujoma worked hard to make life better for all Namibians. He built many things to help people live better lives. Nujoma loved children very much. He made a school at his farm called Etunda...

The police want to find Ghana's old money leader, Ken Ofori-Atta. He left his country because people say he did bad things with Ghana's money. Kissi Agyabeng, who helps catch thieves, says they will bring him back. People think Ofori-Atta wasted lots of money on a special building called a...

Israel's leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, wants to help America's President Donald Trump, move all the people out of Gaza. He talked about this with Marco Rubio, a very important American helper, in Jerusalem on Sunday. Trump thinks America should take over Gaza and send its two million people to...

Someone killed Muhsin Hendricks, a special religious teacher from South Africa. He was 57 years old and ran a mosque where everyone felt welcome, no matter who they were. Bad people shot him on Saturday morning when he was riding in a car near a city called Gqeberha. Many people around the...

Some fighters called M23 have taken over a big city named Bukavu in the eastern part of Congo. People stood on the streets and cheered when these fighters walked into the city. The same fighters had already taken another important city called Goma a few weeks ago. The leaders of Congo told...

A very sad thing happened in Keetmanshoop on Saturday morning. A man named Theofilus Verrooi died. He was 40 years old. The police went to help after they heard what happened. The police leader, Mr. Mbango, talked to Theofilus's family to tell them the news. This happened between ten and half...

Since 2018, bad people have taken 570 special animals called pangolins from the wild in Namibia. These animals need our help to stay safe. Romeo Muyunda from the animal protection office talked about this on World Pangolin Day last Saturday. The government wants to make sure pangolins can live...

The police caught five men who stole things that didn't belong to them in Kavango West. Between 2024 and 2025, these men went to different villages called Siko, Musese, and Nzinze and stole important items. The thieves took water pumps that help people get clean water. They also stole solar...

People will say goodbye to Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president, in many different places across the country. His body will travel to seven special areas where people love him very much. The journey starts on February 20th, when they will take him from Windhoek's big airport to Ondangwa. The...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants her party members to work very hard for the next local elections. At a big meeting on Saturday, she told them that these elections really matter. She explained that the people they choose will help make life better in their towns and villages. She asked everyone in...