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Gambia Announces 2025 Hajj Plans, Awards Tender to GIA. BIJILO, Gambia - Gambia is getting ready for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Lands Minister Amat Bah gave an update on Monday. Gambia International Airlines (GIA) won the tender to fly pilgrims. GIA partnered with Gewen Holdings...

Nuimi Chief Urges Park Protection. ESSAU, Gambia - Chief George L. Sonko of Lower Nuimi wants the Niumi National Park protected. He says the forest must be preserved. The district will not allow illegal activities in the park. Chief Sonko spoke to The Voice. He is worried about recent illegal...

North Bank Farmers Develop Annual Action Plan. KEREWAN, Gambia - The North Bank Regional Agroecology Platform met on Tuesday. They worked on an annual action plan. Action Aid International-The Gambia and Njawara Agricultural Training Center helped organize the meeting. The meeting, held at the...

Gambia Revokes Kamalo Land Allocations. BANJUL, Gambia—The Gambian government has revoked all land allocations at the Kamalo Extension and canceled allocations at Kamalo Proper that lacked ministerial approval or proper documentation. Lands Minister Hamat Bah announced these actions at a press...

Three Women Arrested for Robbing and Raping Man in Harare Police have arrested three women in Harare. They are accused of robbing and sexually assaulting a 20-year-old man from Mazowe. The suspects are Diana Sibanda, 35, Brendy Msipa, 35, and Tabeth Harris, 33. They appeared in court on...

Maid Seeks Back Pay for Time as Boss's "Wife." A maid in Harare says her boss owes her two years of wages. Magumise Sherera claims Samuel Muchenjero refused to pay her. He said she was his wife and not an employee. Muchenjero asked the court for a peace order against Sherera. He says she...

Minister Mavetera Criticized for Controversial Song at Heroes Acre. ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera is under fire. On Monday, she led a song some say insulted Acting President Chiwenga. It happened at the burial of Justin Mupamhanga at Heroes Acre. Mavetera leads a group of Mnangagwa supporters...

Student Teacher Found Dead at Guinea Fowl High School. Keener Tsanana, 21, was found dead in a room at Guinea Fowl High School. She was a student teacher there. Police say Tsanana was last seen on Saturday with her boyfriend, Valentine Tamuka Zivera, 27. They want to talk to Zivera about the...

CCC Faction Led by Tshabangu Plans Party Congress. A faction of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will hold a party congress soon. Sengezo Tshabangu leads the faction. He calls himself the interim secretary-general. Mbuso Siso works closely with Tshabangu. He said court cases...

Zimbabwe to Issue 2,500 Land Reform Title Deeds by March. Zimbabwe will give title deeds to 2,500 land reform beneficiaries by March. This is part of a plan to prevent people from owning many farms, make it easier for families to inherit land, and let farmers who want to leave farming sell...

Zanu PF Leader Says Extending Mnangagwa's Term is Legal. Daniel Garwe is the Zanu PF chairman for Mashonaland East. He spoke to supporters in Murehwa over the weekend. Garwe said changing the Constitution to let President Mnangagwa stay in office past 2028 is allowed and democratic. Last year...

Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Smuggling with New Rules. Zimbabwe is taking strong action against smuggling. The government has named 19 types of goods that will be treated as smuggled. This happens if importers cannot show proof they paid duty. The goods include alcohol, soda, cement, clothes...

Gutu Mission Hospital Gets Broken Donated Machine. Gutu Mission is the only major hospital in Gutu District. It has a broken anesthesia machine. The machine was a donation from Lovemore Matuke. He is a Zanu PF senator. Matuke said he bought the machine in the US for $25,000. But it is an old...

Harare Man Says Wife Denies Him Sex for Nine Years. A man in Harare told a court his wife had not had sex with him for nine years. Joseph Katumba said his wife, Stella Kangara, refuses because he does not have a job. Katumba said his wife gets violent when he tries to touch her. She screams...

Zanu PF Leader Told to Step Down by War Veteran. Blessing Runesu Geza is a war veteran who serves on the Zanu PF central committee. On Tuesday, he held a press conference in Harare, and other senior war veterans joined him. Geza said President Mnangagwa has failed as a leader. He thinks...

Tonderai Mugabe tried to get money from the estate of late President Robert Mugabe. He said he was Mugabe's secret son. The case ended in the High Court in Harare last week. Tonderai wanted to reopen Mugabe's estate and have the court name him an heir. He withdrew his claim in court and agreed...

EAC Leaders Hold Virtual Meeting on DR Congo Crisis. The East African Community (EAC) is holding an online summit to discuss the growing crisis in eastern DR Congo. Kenya's President William Ruto, the current EAC chair, called the meeting. Ruto is in Egypt on a two-day state visit. The EAC...

Kenya Power Announces Scheduled Power Outages in Four Counties. Kenya Power will cut electricity in parts of four counties on Thursday. The company says this is for system maintenance. The outages will last from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will affect areas in Nairobi, Narok, Isiolo, and Kwale...

Government Secures 5.6 Million Bags of Subsidized Fertilizer. NAIROBI, Kenya - The government has obtained 5.6 million bags of subsidized fertilizer. Farmers can access it through the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura announced this on Wednesday. He...

DR Congo President to Skip Talks on Rebel Attack. According to state media reports, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo will not attend a regional meeting about the rebel assault on Goma city. Kenya's President William Ruto invited Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's Paul Kagame to...