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Tanzania will host a major soccer event: the CAF U17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament, or GIFT. The games will be played from January 7 to 18, 2025, at the Azam Complex Stadium in Dar es Salaam. GIFT is a new idea from the Confederation of African Football (CAF). CAF wants to help women's...

Sonja Madzikanda is proud of her body. She is Sir Wicknel's ex-wife. Some people say she tries to compete with him. They think she wants to show that her life is better after their divorce. Sonja posted videos online. In them, she said she worked hard on her body and is happy with how she...

The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency has set aside 20.9 billion shillings for water projects in Mwanza. These projects will help bring clean water to rural areas. The agency's manager, Engineer Godfrey Sanga, shared news of fresh funding. He said 3.4 billion shillings went to pay...

People in Chad are voting in a big election. It started on Saturday for some groups. Most people will vote on Sunday. Chad's president said the election was a step toward democracy, but opposition parties do not agree. They have told people not to vote. An Al Jazeera reporter was in Chad's...

Heikky Shililifa passed away on December 16th. He was 81 years old. The government announced his memorial would be on Sunday. He will be buried on Monday. Mr. Shililifa was born in a small village in 1942. The village is called Ohaumtsi. It is in the Ombalantu area. He will be laid to rest in...

A young boy died on Thursday in a small village in Namibia. He was only 5 years old. His name was Tuhafeni Tuyoleni. The boy's grandmother had gone shopping. She left him at home with two other kids, ages 5 and 12. When she was away, the little boy said his head hurt. He told his grandma he...

Tanzania pulled a fast one on a top Malawi leader. It got him to pose with a map that gave Tanzania part of Lake Malawi. Moses Kunkuyu is Malawi's information minister. He went to Tanzania to help with internet plans. But he held up a map showing the lake split between the two countries—he...

Tanzania now owns part of Lake Malawi. This has surprised many people in Malawi. They want to know how it happened. Lazarus Chakwera is the president of Malawi. He is a religious man. But he let Tanzania have some of the lake. Other presidents before him said no to this idea. They said the...

President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi recently said he will lead until 2030, which surprised many people and made them wonder about the country's future. Some Malawians do not think Mr. Chakwera is doing a good job. They say he has not kept his promises, and they worry about the economy and...

Sikandar Raza is a top cricket player from Zimbabwe. He had an amazing year in 2024. This is why he was picked as one of the best in the world. Raza is 39 years old. He plays for the Zimbabwe team, which calls itself the Chevrons. Raza helped his country win many games. They did not lose any...

A group in Zimbabwe wants to research how British rule hurt the country's people long ago. They plan to write down what happened and ask Britain to pay money to make up for the harm. Bishop Felix Mukonowengwe leads this group, the Zimbabwe National Elders Forum, or ZNEF. He said they would work...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa spoke at a church service in Bulawayo on Sunday. He said that the countries in southern Africa want peace and progress for everyone. Mr. Mnangagwa leads a group called SADC, which includes many nations in the region. Some people from these countries attended the...

Reverend Andrew Wutawunashe praised Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa on Sunday. He thanked him for coming to the National Thanksgiving event every year since 2017. Rev. Wutawunashe spoke at the service. He said people from other southern African countries wanted to meet the president. Many of...

Talent Rusere, an activist, was in court on Friday. He is facing charges related to violence and immigration issues. The court says Mr. Rusere recently left Zimbabwe without the right documents. He went to Botswana but did not have a valid passport. Botswana sent him back to Zimbabwe on...

Zimbabwe's CCC party is experiencing a power struggle. Two leaders are fighting over who should control the party's direction in Parliament. Prof. Welshman Ncube says he is the acting CCC president. He is upset that Mr. Sengezo Tshabangu fired some Parliament members from their leadership...

John Mukombi, age 50, went to court in Harare. He is accused of trying to kill his wife. The judge said he must stay in jail until Monday. Then, he can ask to be let out on bail. The attack happened on December 24th. It was at John's first wife's home in Mabvuku, Harare. John has two wives. He...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe was welcomed by a large, excited crowd at the 8th National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service. The event took place in Bulawayo at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre Hall. Reverend Andrew Wutawunashe, who started the Faith for Nation Campaign...

The crime boss wants answers fast, so the top lawyer, Ingonga, tells the cops to explain why people keep vanishing! He's mad! He gave police chiefs just three days—they better talk by New Year's Day! The lawman wants facts about these scary grabs. "Find those missing folks!" he yells at the...

Big party in Kilgoris! Ruto throws open his doors for Ghana's next boss, Mahama! The fun got better when Kenya's old rival, Raila Odinga, showed up. These big shots sure know how to make peace! Money talks filled the air! Ruto wants Kenya and Ghana to trade more stuff. He dreams of sending...

Ex-judge Mutunga blasts leaders! He's mad about missing young folks who shared mean stuff about the president online. Mutunga tells *Eastleigh Voice* it's crazy! He says thinking bad thoughts can't be a crime. The law needs proof of both bad thoughts and bad acts - you can't lock people up for...