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Gambia Garden Project Helps Women Grow Better Lives. A new garden in Misera, Gambia, brings hope to women. The project cost 9 million dalasis and gives women a chance to earn money near home. The garden opened last October with many new tools. It has a strong fence, water pools, and solar...

Spanish Club Claims Man City Pushed Young Star to Break Deal. Real Valladolid says Manchester City made their young player break his deal to join them. The Spanish team shared angry words about City's actions on Wednesday. Juma Bah told Valladolid he wanted to end his deal on Tuesday. This...

Boxing Chiefs Tell Jack to Fight Rozicki. World boxing leaders want champion Badou Jack to face Ryan Rozicki next. To set up the match, both sides must agree by February 4. Jack, 41, last fought in February 2023 when he won his title in Saudi Arabia. The Swedish boxer, who has a Gambian...

Power Ship Deal Costs Gambia Billions, Raises Questions. A Turkish power ship floating near Banjul port has cost Gambia more than 10 billion dalasi since 2018. The ship makes power for the country's homes and businesses. The deal with Karpowership started as a two-year plan. Leaders kept...

Africa Keeps Many News Writers in Jail, Report Says. Seven African nations locked up many news writers last year, a press group found. Most sat in jail for writing about their rulers or sharing news the state called false. Eritrea held the most writers in Africa south of the Sahara. The...

Zodwa Mkandla Says She and Luis Are Just Friends. Zodwa Mkandla clarified her link to Luis. They met at a fashion show in Zambia last year. She said they share business plans, not romance. "We became friends at the Lusaka July show. I love fashion, and we hit it off," she said. "We started...

Plans for Change in Gambia Look Back to Move Forward. A new group wants to help Gambia grow by examining its past. The NAFAA project sees old ways as a path to fixing today's problems. Long ago, Gambia had strong communities. People lived well with nature and kept their way of life. They built...

Armed Gang Hits Two Gambia Banks in Swift Raids. Three men with guns robbed a bank in Brusubi on Thursday. They slipped in from behind and took cash from a teller in just two minutes. The men rushed into Access Bank at 1:33 PM, police said. A bank camera showed them holding guns. One robber...

Police Return Guards to Gambia Courts After Strike. Police leaders changed their minds about taking guards away from judges. The court guards can go back to work, officials said Thursday. Police pulled the guards last week without saying why, which angered the judges. The guards stopped...

Gambia Print Boss Says Books Are Clean. The head of Gambia's state printing company said his office keeps good records. Momodou Ceesay spoke up after claims that no one checked the books since 2021. His words came weeks after new board chief Alieu Faal wanted special money checks. Faal said he...

Family Thanks Gambia Leader for State Funeral Honor. The family of late leader Alhaji Kalilou Fodayba Singhateh thanked President Barrow for giving their father a state funeral. They praised the way the nation came together to honor him. The Singhateh family spoke warmly of how Barrow helped...

Old School Class Helps Students Get Better Seats. A group of former students from Gambia Senior Secondary School gave 250 new desks and chairs to help today's students learn better. These gifts came from people who left the school in 1980. Joe Oremi Cole, a lawyer, led the gift-giving event on...

Woman Fights Prison Rules in Gambia Murder Case. A woman held for killing her partner wants to change where she stays in prison. Kumba Sinyan asked the High Court to move her from the part of Mile 2 prison meant for guilty people. Her lawyer, Sagar Twun, said on Tuesday that Sinyan should stay...

Gambia's Ruling Party Sets New Plans After Meeting. The National People's Party shared its latest work and goals after its meeting in Soma. Party leader Seedy Sheriff Ceesay talked about what they found and wanted to do next. The party sent teams around the country to learn about local needs...

Fire Burns Down Home in Gambia's Bakau Area. A huge fire left many people homeless when it burned down their house in Bakau Newtown early Thursday. The fire started at 2:30 in the morning, forcing people to run from their rooms. Fatou Korita lived there and saw what happened. She heard someone...

Prophet Backs New Leader for Zimbabwe Soccer Vote. The head ofthe Yadah Stars soccer team spoke up about tomorrow's big soccer vote in Harare. Walter Magaya said he wants Nqobile Magwizi to lead Zimbabwe's Football Association. Magaya lost his court case to stop the vote on Thursday. But he...

Zimbabwe Fills Warehouses with Seized Goods in Smuggling Fight. The government packed its Bulawayo storage center with cars, home goods, and other items caught during holiday season raids. The items filled several buildings at the Container Depot. Officials found stoves, fridges, drinks, and...

Prophet's Bizarre Scheme Leads to Arrests in Zimbabwe. A woman walked half-naked to a man's house in Zimbabwe last week, making hyena sounds. This strange act came from a church leader's plan to prove he could catch witches. Police arrested Josephine Machada, 26, after she showed up at home in...

Zimbabwe Plans Crackdown on Illegal Private Schools. Zimbabwe's education leaders will soon close all private schools that lack proper permits. Education Minister Torerayi Moyo made this clear during his visit to schools in Gokwe North last week. Many unlicensed schools have opened across the...

Zimbabwe Ruling Party Pushes Term Limits Change, Says Leader Not Involved. The push to extend President Mnangagwa's rule past 2028 came from party members, not from him, a top official said last weekend. Ziyambi Ziyambi, a senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party, told members in...