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Trump Pushes Gaza Plan as World Leaders Say No. Donald Trump said again he wants the US to run Gaza. His words came after many world chiefs turned down his idea on Wednesday. Trump wrote online that Israel would give Gaza to the US after the fighting ends. He added that Palestinians would move...

South Korea Plans Safety Changes After Deadly Plane Crash. South Korea will install bird-watching tools at all its airports by 2026. The move comes after a plane crash killed 179 people last December. People looking into the crash found bird parts and blood on the plane's engines. The Boeing...

Uganda Warns Travelers About Drug Risks. Uganda told its people not to carry bags for others when they travel. The warning comes as more of its people face drug problems far from home. Labor Minister Esther Anyakuni said many people sit in jails abroad. Others have gone missing in places like...

Uganda Law Chief Says Court Order Needs Clear Reading. Uganda's Justice Minister Norbert Mao spoke up about a recent Supreme Court ruling that many people read wrong. He said the court did not ask for anyone to be let free. "The court's words were not about setting someone free. They said the...

Uganda Takes Big Steps in Making Medicine. President Museveni praised a local drug maker for its work on new medicines. He spoke at an event in Kyotera on Thursday, February 6. The president said Dei BioPharma makes many helpful drugs near Kampala. The company plans to make thirty different...

Health Teams Act Fast as Measles Hits Kasese. Local health leaders say three people in Uganda's Kasese area have measles. Teams moved quickly to keep others safe. Dr. Amon Bwambale runs health work in the area. He said they found sick people in three places: Kizungu, Nyamwamba, and...

Uganda's President Museveni Plans Farm Tour Next Week. President Yoweri Museveni will meet farmers in Uganda's Kigezi area on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. The Presidential Press Unit shared news of his upcoming visit. The president aims to see how the Parish Development Model helps local food...

Rising waters from Lake Albert have stopped work at a major fish center in Hoima, Uganda. The Mbegu Fish Handling Center, worth Shs 2 billion, can no longer operate due to flooding. The African Development Bank helped build this center in 2017. It was part of a big plan to make fishing better...

School Closes After Girl Dies. A school in Soroti City is closed. It will not open again soon. This is because a little girl died there. She was only six years old. Her name was Joan Faith Apio. Joan's body was found in the school toilet. She had a big cut on her neck. She had just started...

Chief Says Court Ruling is Bad for Army. The head of Uganda's army is not happy. His name is Gen Kainerugaba Muhoozi. He did not like what the Supreme Court said. The court said the army cannot try people who are not in the army, which Muhoozi thinks is bad for the army. Muhoozi said the army...

American Hunter Killed by Buffalo in Uganda. An American man died while hunting in Uganda on Monday. His name was Frank Stuart Cox. He was hunting with three other people in a place called Karenga Community Wildlife Area (KCWA). Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said the group found five...

Khalifa Aganaga Runs for Parliament. Khalifa Aganaga is a singer who will run for a spot in Parliament. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party chose him because they say he is the best person for the job. The spot opened up last month. The man who had the job died. His name was Muhammad...

Two People Found Guilty of Fraud. A court in Buganda Road said two people broke the law. They helped get money from a bank in a bad way. It happened on Wednesday. The two people are Specioza Nassuna and Robert Kisolo. Nassuna is 43 years old and worked at the bank. Kisolo is a businessman...

Uganda Loses Money from Its Mines. A new report says Uganda is losing a lot of money from its mines. The country has many good things in the ground, like gold and copper, but it does not get much money from what is taken out. GFI and ACODE wrote the report, which was released in January 2025...

Workshop Teaches How to Handle Medical Waste. The National Commission for UNESCO of The Gambia held a workshop on Tuesday at NANA Hall. The workshop taught people how to deal with medical and electronic waste. Medical waste comes from places that provide health care. It can include needles...

Media Groups Learn About Ethics. The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) taught some media groups on Tuesday. They taught the Media Council and the Gambia Press Union. The lesson was about how to check if news stories follow the rules of good reporting...

Brikama Market Gets Clean-Up. Kaddy Samateh Entertainment and Brikama Area Council (BAC) started cleaning the Brikama market on Tuesday. They want to make it a better place to buy and sell things. Cherno Jallow from BAC said it is important to work together to keep the market clean. He said a...

Man Gets 1 Year in Jail for Stealing Phone. Modoulamin Jobarteh stole a phone. The court put him in jail for 1 year. It happened on January 29, 2025, in Serekunda. Modoulamin took a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime phone from Ebrima Jallow. The phone cost D4,000.00. A man named Samba saw Modoulamin...

Cultural Groups Wanted for Gambia's 60th Birthday. The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) is getting ready for Gambia's 60th birthday party. They want to put on a big show with songs and dances from all over the country. NCAC sent a team to talk to the governors in each region. Siaka...

Transport Minister Sees New Hakalang Road. Minister Ebrima Sillah visited the new Hakalang road on Thursday. The road is almost done, and he said it is one of the best roads in the Gambia. Many people said the government was not serious about building the road. They said the promises were...