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The high court made an unusual decision last month. It let a suspect, Nadine Ismael de Gouveira Pereira, travel abroad for Christmas. Many people criticized this decision. They worried that Pereira might not come back to face charges. But Pereira surprised the court. She returned as promised to...

The European Union has given The Gambia's government 9.5 million euros. This is about 718.2 million dalasi. The money is part of a budget support program. It will help The Gambia build a peaceful and democratic country. The EU ambassador said the goal is to support The Gambia's efforts. They...

The UK Wants the Gambia to Act Fast on Truth Panel's Report. Britain asked Gambia to move quickly on the findings from its truth panel. The panel looked into past human rights crimes in the small West African nation. Since the report's release, the Gambia has finished 16 of the panel's tasks...

Police Fire Officer Who Forced Couple to Strip at Beach. The Gambia's police chief fired an officer who made a couple take off their clothes at a beach and tried to get money from them. Police head Seedy Touray said on the radio that Sergeant Lamin Gibba broke the rules. He called the act...

Gambian Judges Stop Work Over Safety Fears. Gambian magistrates stopped hearing cases after police took away their guards. The Gambia Bar Association backs their move. The judges say they need guards to work safely in court. They refuse to return until they get protection. "We agree with the...

Gambia's Honorary Consul to Angola Wants to Forgive Ex-President Jammeh. Haji Jawara wants his country to forgive former president Yahya Jammeh. The businessman serves as Gambia's honorary consul in Angola. Jammeh faces charges of torture and killing people without trials. West African leaders...

Alhaji Kalilu Singhateh, a key figure in Gambian politics, died Sunday in Banjul at age 90. He came from a noble family and rose from a clerk job to serve in the cabinet and at UNESCO. He studied at Armitage School and later worked as an audit clerk. In 1962, he joined politics with the Peoples...

African sports ministers met in Banjul to fight doping in sports. The meeting ended with a promise to work with Unesco and others to make sports better in Africa. It was the third meeting of its kind. Sports ministers and experts from Africa came together with people who work to keep sports...

Kenya's Ruling Party Moves to Replace Former Deputy Leader. Kenya's United Democratic Alliance wants to remove former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from his role as deputy party leader. The party plans to replace him with current Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. Party leaders Cecily...

Kenya Plans Major Shake-up of State Agencies. The Kenyan government announced a massive overhaul of state corporations that could affect up to 84 top leaders. The Cabinet approved these changes on Tuesday. The plan will merge 42 agencies into 20 new ones, close nine groups, move their work to...

Kenya plans to implement stricter rules to combat the theft of public money. The changes would allow agents to search homes without first asking the courts. The voting board could prevent people charged with stealing from running for office. Courts would then decide these cases faster—in just...

Information Minister William Kabogo says Kenya wants to digitize all paper records. He thinks this change will help serve people better and grow the nation's money. The minister wants all parts of the government to work as one team on this plan. His office will lead the way since they handle...

Donald Trump has ordered all US workers who run diversity programs to stop work immediately and take paid time off. The White House said all such offices had to close by Wednesday evening. Trump signed a paper on Tuesday calling these diversity plans wrong and harmful. He moved quickly after...

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua met lawmakers from Kisii at his home in Nyeri. Earlier that same day, he talked with leaders from Murang'a County. "Leaders from Kisii came to see me at my house in Wamunyoro," Gachagua said. The group had seven members, both elected and chosen. They...

Tundu Lissu won the leadership of Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema. He beat Freeman Mbowe in a close vote that ended Wednesday morning. Lissu got 513 votes against Mbowe's 482. The race showed deep splits in the party before Tanzania's October presidential election. The new leader...

Kenya's leaders promise to finish big state projects across the nation. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says these plans will help grow the country's economy. President William Ruto traveled to Kenya's Western region and started work on new buildings and roads to help local people. The team...

Police think the person who killed a top Citibank worker has left the UK. The killer attacked Marianne Kilonzi, age 43, at her home in London. Officers found Kilonzi dead last Friday. She lived in a nice flat at Royal Arsenal Riverside in Woolwich. Tests showed she died from a hard hit to her...

Kenya's Senate wants law agencies to look into 11 counties for possibly wasting public money. The counties failed to explain how they spent billions of shillings. The Senate asks both the crime unit and anti-graft team to check what happened in these areas. The counties are Tharaka Nithi, Homa...

North Korean troops fighting for Russia have faced heavy losses in Ukraine's Kursk region. Western officials told the BBC that about 4,000 North Korean soldiers were hurt or killed in just three months. These officials say Russia sent 11,000 North Korean troops to fight. By mid-January, around...

Ferg Chivhayo, brother to businessman Sir Wicknell, paid the bride price for his girlfriend Renee Monaco in a traditional ceremony shared on social media.