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Some young people did a good thing recently. They are part of a group called the Jama Youth Organisation or JYO for short. JYO teamed up with a few other groups in their area. Together, they spent a whole day cleaning, focusing on a big market in the town of Brikama. Markets can get very...

The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice went to see some hurt people on Tuesday afternoon. The people were at the Ndemban Clinic in Bakau. On Saturday, there was a bad accident in Kafuta. The team wanted to find out how the victims were doing. They also hoped to learn what kind...

President Adama Barrow went to Ghana not long ago. He was there for an important event: Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, was being sworn in, and Mr. Barrow wanted to show his support. But Mr. Barrow had another goal, too. He met with Gambians who live in Ghana. They talked about things...

Seedy Njie is mad. He says some people are lying about him. Mr. Njie is an important leader in the Gambia government. The people work with a group called the Diaspora Club. Gambians in other lands began the club. They want to help folks back home. The bunch planned to improve part of a health...

Madi Ceesay is not happy. He is a member of the UDP party. UDP is a group that opposes the current government. Mr. Ceesay saw some signs around town. The signs tell lawmakers to pass a new constitution. Even if they have to make changes to it. Mr. Ceesay says some groups put up the signs. One...

Finance Minister Seedy Keita made a big choice. He said it was okay not to charge taxes on some cars, which the government buys from other countries. Mr. Keita thinks this will help the government. It will cost less to get the vehicles it needs. However, only the main part of the government...

Professor Jallow has some big concerns, which he shared in a recent analysis. His words give us a lot to think about. Jallow talks about the number of people who want to be president. It has gone up a lot. He says many of them are not ready for the job. They just want the title. This is not...

The Gambia lost a lot of money in 2024. It was because of duty waivers. The amount was D4.33 billion. The country gives these waivers for a few reasons. One is to help the economy grow. Another is to bring in more money. The waivers also make trade easier. And they can attract investors. Some...

Police in Kenya made an arrest. It happened in Kisumu. They caught a woman. She had a gun and a phone. The police think the gun was stolen. It happened last year. The phone was taken too. That was in December. The woman was found in Riat. She had the phone. The police asked her questions. She...

There is big news from Kenya. The Public Service Commission made a list. It has 109 names. These people could get important jobs, such as principal secretaries. Wilson Sossion is on the list. He used to be an MP and led a doctors' group. Anne Kananu Mwenda made the cut. She was once governor of...

Al-Azaar High School did it again. The private school in Garissa Township beat public schools in the area. It was the fourth year in a row. The school also had a top student. His name is Mohamed Abdirizack Osman. He got an A- grade with 75 points, one of the best scores in the region. Mohamed...

The Kenya National Examination Council says its website is working well. Students are getting their 2024 KCSE exam results. But there are some small delays. This is because so many people are trying to see their scores at once—up to 300,000 people are checking every second! KNEC asked Kenyans...

Nairobi Fashion Week is back! The big event will be held at the Sarit Center from January 29 to February 1, 2025. The theme this year is "Regenerative Fashion Renaissance: Restoring Culture and Nature." The event wants to show how fashion can help the planet. It will focus on clothes that are...

Two public buses in Rongai were seen being driven very badly on Magadi Road, on the route from Lang'ata to Ongata Rongai. A video showed the buses driving close together and honking a lot. They were going fast near Maasai Lodge. Some bus workers were hanging on the outside of the moving buses...

President William Ruto gave a speech in Elgeyo Marakwet on Thursday. He said that Kenya's economy is now stable. The government spent the last two years fixing it. Ruto wants Kenyans to work together. He said this is not the time for politics that hold the country back. Kenya needs to move...

Kenya's government and businesses are working together to make it easier to do business in the country. Musalia Mudavadi is a top government official. He said they will have a plan in place by April. The plan will spell out what needs to be done, who will do it, and when it will happen...

Capt. Ibrahim Traore leads Burkina Faso's military. He went to Ghana on Tuesday. Ghana was having a ceremony to make John Mahama its new president. Many people were surprised by something Traore did. He had a gun on his hip at the event. That is not normal. Some think it was a problem. They...

Crane Accident Claims Life at Zimbabwe Construction Site. A worker died Monday when a crane fell at the Trabablas Interchange work site in Harare, Zimbabwe. The nation's leaders started looking into what went wrong. Transport Minister Felix Mhona shared the news Tuesday. He said the crash...

Dr. Mavis Sibanda, who works for the government in the Women's Affairs, Community, and Small and Medium Enterprises Development department, said Zimbabwe's handicraft industry is ready for big growth in 2025. Dr. Sibanda spoke at a meeting in Harare. She said it's important for the government...

Zimbabwean schools will open next week. The government's message for school leaders is to stop bad behavior. This comes from the top education official, Mr. Moses Mhike. Parents have complained about schools. Some require students to pay fees only in foreign money, and others turn away students...