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Voting Time Extended to Help More People Register to Vote. The people who organize voting in Uganda have good news. They decided to give everyone extra time to register as voters. Instead of ending today, February 10, people can register until February 17, 2025. Mr. Justice Byabakama, who...

Denis Obua wants a new job as a leader in northern Uganda. To tell people about his plan, he made a video and shared it on the Internet. Mr. Obua works for the government right now. He helps ensure that other government employees do their jobs well. He belongs to a group called NRM, which runs...

Michael Atingi-Ego will be the new leader of the Bank of Uganda. He will succeed Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, who led the bank for a long time before his death in January 2022. As the new Governor, Mr. Atingi-Ego will make important choices about Uganda's money. He has worked at the bank before...

The Rwanda Rugby Federation (RFF) has announced that the 2025 rugby league season will start on March 22. They decided this during their yearly meeting in Kigali on Sunday, February 09. This year, 12 teams will play in the league. Three new teams are joining: Alpha Kagugu RFC, 1000 Hills, and...

For more than 20 years, other countries have given Rwanda free HIV medicine. The medicine is called antiretroviral treatment or ARV. Over 210,000 adults in Rwanda live with HIV. Almost all of them take ARVs. The United States and other groups pay for the medicine. Francois Xavier Karangwa works...

Rwanda wants to produce more meat each year. They plan to go from 207,097 tons in 2023/24 to 247,223 tons in 2028/29. The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) shared this information. The numbers show Rwanda hopes to increase meat production by almost 20% over five...

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says a meeting between leaders of East and Southern Africa gives hope for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The meeting took place on Saturday, June 8, in Tanzania. The leaders made an important choice to include both the government and rebel...

Big companies already sent their special designs for the new RTX 5070 Ti computer part to stores. The stores will start selling these parts on February 20. People who write about computer parts will get to try the RTX 5070 Ti on February 12. They only have a short time to test how well it works...

People are talking a lot about new computer parts called the RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti. These are special pieces that help computers show beautiful games and pictures. No one knows the exact price yet, but experts think they might cost between $300 and $450. These new parts will use GDDR7...

Some special computer parts called graphics cards need lots of power to work. They have special plugs that connect them to the computer's power box. These plugs must fit perfectly! If they don't fit just right, they can become very hot and melt. The corners of these plugs can become extra hot...

ASUS made a special box called Cobble that helps your computer move files very fast! You can store lots of movies, pictures, and games inside it. The box connects to your computer with a special cable, and it works just like a super-quick memory stick. Setting up the Cobble box is easy because...

Intel made a new laptop brain called the Core Ultra 9 275HX. People didn't think it would be very fast because it has 24 parts working together instead of more. But tests show it works 11% better than older chips when doing big jobs! It's not the fastest at single tasks, but it handles many...

The police leader of The Gambia made an important promise. He wants to keep female police officers safe from people who might bother them at work. Mr. Seedy Mukhtarr Touray said this at a special party where they celebrated women police officers. Mr. Touray wants to help women become better...

The people of Farafenni have a wonderful new place for young people! The Youth Center opened on Friday with lots of happy faces. Minister Bakary Y Badjie came to open this special building where kids and teenagers can learn new things. The center helps young people realize their dreams. They...

A nice new place opened in The Gambia! The Aja Bintou Saho Day Care Center and playground serves moms and kids in Kinteh Kunda Janneh Ya. Important people, including the First Lady and many leaders, came to see it open. A kind man named Alhaji Lang K Conteh built this special place. He made it...

The Gambia's Information Ministry wanted to help people learn about false news. To this end, they met with many people at the Governor's Office in Kerewan. WAVE Gambia helped them make this meeting happen. Governor Lamin Saidykhan spoke about why this meeting mattered. He said wrong news can...

People from two big families met in Bakau, The Gambia. The Jabbie and Gassama families came together at a special place called the President Award Scheme. This was their fourth big meeting, and it happened on February 6th, 2025. A leader named Abdulrahman Jabbie helped start these family...

President Ruto welcomed visitors from many countries to his house in Nairobi. These special guests led groups that help people worldwide. The President wants Kenya to make friends with every country. He believes everyone can help each other make life better. He wants to build new friendships...

President Ruto talked to people from other countries at his house. He asked them to keep their promises about money for helping the Earth stay healthy. He wants everyone to work together to stop the weather from changing in bad ways. Ruto thinks Africa needs more help because the changing...

The big hospital in Eldoret needs help. Doctors stopped working six days ago because they wanted better treatment at work. The hospital leader, Dr. Phillip Kirwa, says they talk every day to fix the problem. They agree on many things but need to work out two more issues. The doctors want things...