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Donald Trump signed a paper saying America will stop using paper straws. He wants everyone to use plastic straws instead. Last year, Joe Biden made a plan to remove plastic from government places. He wanted people to use things they could reuse or turn into dirt, and he hoped to make this...

Yesterday, the leader of Uganda's lawyers, Isaac Ssemakadde, got into a big argument. He now faces three different problems in court. Some lawyers are angry because Mr. Ssemakadde kicked two important people out of their group last year. These people were the Attorney General and another...

Rwanda's leader Paul Kagame says he will not back down when other countries tell him what to do. He wants to protect Rwanda first, even if big countries like America and those in Europe want to punish him. These countries are angry because they think Rwanda helps fighters called M23 in a nearby...

Uganda's President Museveni wants everyone to protect the wetlands, which store water that makes electricity. He discussed this when he visited a new power station in the Rubanda district on Wednesday. The President came to see how people were doing with their development programs. He opened a...

The leader of Burundi told Rwanda he would fight back if they caused trouble. He spoke near the border between the two countries and called Rwanda a "bad neighbor." He wants his people to be ready in case anything happens. Burundi sent soldiers to help their friends in Congo because bad people...

Dr. Kizza Besigye's friends, who help him with the law, are worried about him. They visited him in Luzira prison and saw he wasn't feeling well at all. Mr. Erias Lukwago, who helps people fight for their rights, said Besigye needs special medical care he can't receive in prison. Besigye has...

The Congo country said no planes from Rwanda can fly over its land anymore. This means Rwanda's big airplane company, RwandAir, must find new ways to travel. RwandAir told everyone they needed to make their planes go around Congo's sky, which makes trips longer. This happened because Congo and...

The leader of Uganda's army, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with William Popp, who works as America's special helper in Uganda. They came together at an important building in a town called Entebbe on Wednesday. General Muhoozi told everyone he likes how Uganda and America have been friends...

The Democratic Republic of Congo sent a letter to Formula 1 racing leaders asking them not to work with Rwanda. Congo believes Rwanda has done bad things in Congo's eastern area and started fights there. Mrs. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, who helps run Congo, wrote the letter. She thinks Formula 1...

Fighting is again taking place in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two groups—the M23 rebels and the Congolese army—are fighting each other. Some leaders from nearby countries tried to stop them, but both sides started attacking each other again. The M23 rebels took control of a...

People who check on the government found something strange about a coffee factory in Uganda. Mr. Joel Ssenyonyi leads these people, and he told Parliament no proper papers were saying how the factory should work with the government. This matters because the government gave lots of money to help...

Qatar wants to make friends with Rwanda, and they made a special deal. The deal means people from both countries can visit each other without needing a special paper called a visa. This makes it easier for families and business people to travel between the two places. Rwanda's President Paul...

Uganda's money managers have a big problem because some people do bad things with the country's money. These people took money that should have paid back loans from other countries. They sent it to companies in Japan and the United Kingdom instead. The head of the money office, Mr. Ramathan...

A big study shows fewer people listen to the radio in Uganda these days. When researchers asked people about this at the end of 2024, they found many changes in how people enjoy music and news. People used to turn on their radios all the time. Back in 2019, almost nine out of ten people...

Uganda's courts started the new year with a big promise to protect people and ensure everyone follows the rules. Many important people came to a special meeting in Kampala. Mr. Jackson Karugaba Kafuuzi, who helps make laws, talked about making courts work better for everyone. Mr. Kafuuzi told...

A special leader named Alice Kaboyo visited a new hospital called Reborn in Mpererwe. She felt happy because this hospital helps many people stay healthy. The hospital has many new machines and can fix many health problems that used to make people travel far away to other countries. The...

The Bank of Uganda has a new leader named Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego. He met with people from Airtel, a company that helps people make phone calls and send money using their phones. He asked them to make more ways for everyone to use their phones for banking and buying things. Dr. Atingi wants to...

Rwanda wants to help schools cook food better. Right now, many schools burn wood and charcoal to make meals for their students. The government plans to change this by 2032. They want schools to use special stoves that need less wood and clean cooking gas instead. Schools make food for four...

Workers have almost finished building a new road in Rwanda. They have paved 67 kilometers between Kibugabuga and Gasoro. This road helps people travel between the Eastern Province and Southern Province. The builders say they will finish everything by March 2025. People can already drive on this...

People want to build a big, fancy hotel in Rwanda, and many companies are interested in doing the work. The hotel will cost thirty million dollars to build. At first, they thought a company from Turkey would build it, but that company wasn't good enough for the job. They needed to find someone...