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President Barrow sent a special message to other leaders in The Gambia. His friend, Minister Boye, read it out loud at the Second National Dialogue, a big meeting. The President talked about his group, the National People's Party. He said different groups can work together even if they think...

Tomorrow is a special day because The Gambia will be 60 years old as a free country. An important man named Momodou Cadi Cham wants to share his thoughts about this birthday. He helped make The Gambia free when he went to a big meeting in 1964. He tells leaders they must remember they won't be...

The Gambia turned 60 years old today as a free country! Many people feel happy about this special birthday. The Gambian people made their country better and better since February 18, 1965, when they became independent. The Gambia works hard with other countries around the world. They help keep...

The Gambia's young soccer team has wonderful news! They will play in a big tournament in Morocco next month. They didn't win their spot at first, but they made it because FIFA decided more teams from Africa could join the World Cup. These young players, all under 17 years old, will face other...

Brighton played amazingly against Chelsea last week. They won two big games! First, they beat Chelsea in a special cup game. Then, on Friday, they won an even bigger game in the main league. The match started with something wonderful. Brighton's goalkeeper Bart kicked the ball very far up the...

A minister from Djibouti named Mohamoud Ali Youssouf won a very important job in Africa. He beat Raila Odinga from Kenya after many people voted at a big meeting in Ethiopia. Raila tried his best but only 22 people picked him. The meeting brought many changes. The countries picked a new boss...

People in Kenya thought Mahamoud Ali Youssouf would win before the big African meeting started. He speaks French, Arabic, and English very well, and many African countries use French, which helped him make friends and win votes. Youssouf needed 33 people to pick him as the new leader. He won...

Raila Odinga accepted that he did not win the big job at the African Union. He spoke nicely about the person who won, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf from Djibouti. He told people at a meeting in Ethiopia that everyone voted fairly. "I agree with what the votes show. I lost this election," Raila said...

Raila Odinga tried to become a big leader in Africa, but he did not win. He wanted to lead the African Union Commission, but another person from Djibouti won instead. People think this will change how Kenya picks its next president in 2027. You see, Raila is very good at bringing people...

Kenya's President Ruto praised the new African Union leaders. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf from Djibouti was elected chairperson, and Selma Haddadi became deputy chairperson. Kenya had hoped their person, Raila Odinga, would win. The countries voted six times before picking a winner. Even though Raila...

Kenya's President William Ruto went to Ethiopia with many important people from Kenya. They traveled there because African countries needed to pick a new leader for their big group called the African Union. Kenya wanted Raila Odinga to become its new leader. He used to be Kenya's Prime...

The leader of China, Xi Jinping, wrote a friendly letter to African countries meeting in Ethiopia. He said Africa keeps growing stronger even when many other parts of the world face hard times. He was happy that African countries work together to make their voice heard around the world. Xi...

A judge said the family members could visit Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka, a rich man from Kampala who owns many buildings. His sisters went to court to check if their brother was sick. On February 11, 2025, Mohan's lawyer told the judge that Mohan was not well in his mind. The judge listened and said...

The United States helped many sick people in Uganda through a program called PEPFAR. This program gave money to help people with HIV and AIDS. It saved millions of lives in Africa. The US government stopped giving this money for three months to check if everything worked well. This sudden drop...

Senegal discovered its money problems are bigger than anyone thought. The country's judges examined all the money records and discovered that the old government did not tell the truth about how much money it spent and borrowed. This news made people worried about Senegal's money promises to...

A judge named Musa Ssekaana decided to send Isaac Ssemakadde to prison for two years. Ssemakadde leads a group of lawyers in Uganda. He made the judge angry because he wrote mean things about him on the internet. The judge wanted to stop a special meeting where lawyers would pick new people for...

Uganda wants to help people who make new computer programs and gadgets. To protect these inventors and their ideas, they created special rules. Japan helped Uganda make these rules through a special project called UJ-Connect. Many important groups worked together to write these rules. They want...

President Museveni asked Tom Magambo to keep working as the head of Uganda's police investigators. This made Magambo very happy, and he shared his excitement with everyone on social media. He thanked the President for believing in him and his team. Magambo has done a great job leading the...

Mr. Museveni told people they must not keep their cows in wet places. He wants people to save these special areas for raising fish instead. He shared this message when he visited Kigezi to see how people use government money. He went to a new place called the Kigezi Industrial Hub, where young...

Uganda's leader, Mr. Museveni, asked the people of Kigezi to listen carefully to his message about making money. He talked to many people at a big meeting in Rukiga on Friday. He wants everyone to live better lives. Mr. Museveni remembered when his team first came to help Uganda. They found...