Airtel Uganda just added eight brand new network towers across Fort Portal City. These towers help connect more people to phone service and the internet. The company wants everyone in the Tooro area to have better digital access. They believe strong networks help the local economy grow faster...
Ethiopia and Uganda started their big government meeting today at the Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa. They call it the Fourth Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission. Both countries waited six years since their last meeting. This two-day event runs through April 4, 2025. Leaders want to make...
KCCA leaders found big problems with city businessman Hamis Kiggundu. They say he messed with city officials who run Kampala. The Lord Mayor's team told the City Council that Ham built stuff where water needs to flow. This caused major flooding when rain hit hard. About seven people died after...
Muslim leaders from the Masindi District asked everyone to help keep the sugarcane business safe. They believe this business helps make life better for many people who live there. Sheikh Safian Yahaya Mugisa talked about this during Eid prayers at the Kihande Mosque last Sunday. He asked Muslims...
NEMA has started investigating claims that Victoria Sugar is harming the land around Luwero District. People living in Ndibulungi village say the sugar maker grows plants where they shouldn't and dumps dirty waste near their homes. This messes up their water and puts them at risk. Dr. Akankwasah...
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni landed in Juba after President Salva Kiir invited him to visit. His trip happened just days after South Sudan arrested First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar. The United Nations, the African Union, and nearby countries have spoken out against this arrest. Museveni...
The Uganda Revenue Authority has pushed back against recent news stories about its budget plans. URA officials say many people misunderstood what they meant by "medical expenses" in their upcoming financial plan. The entire issue started when MP Enos Asiimwe asked during a Parliament session...
aBi Development just rolled out a big plan to make Uganda's farming better by 2028. They want farms to handle climate change, stay green, and help everyone make money. Moses Nyabila, who runs aBi Development, talked about this plan at their first yearly meeting with partners. He also shared what...
President Ruto spent Thursday checking out projects in the Nyandarua and Murang'a counties as part of his five-day trip around Mt Kenya. He hung out with locals and even busted some moves to traditional music during his visit. The President kept busy throughout the day, starting new projects and...
Kenya's top cop, Douglas Kanja, told officers they must follow the Constitution exactly. He said this helps cut down on bad public reports about police actions. Kanja praised his teams for serving citizens well and promised the police department would take better care of officer mental health...
Kenya lawmakers plan to check how schools hire teachers across the country. The group from the National Assembly will start this review because Homa Bay leader Joyce Bensuda asked them to look into it. She brought up problems about schools getting new teachers who must retire within just one...
William Ruto asked young people to join the job programs his team created. Kenya faces a big problem with youth jobs. The National Council for Population says that around 67 percent of young Kenyans have no work. These young people make up 35 percent of everyone living there. The President spoke...
Mary Waithera from Maragua Parliament just jumped ship from former Deputy President Gachagua to President William Ruto's team. She made her big announcement when Ruto visited her area. Before this change, she always stuck by Gachagua's side. Deputy President Kindiki had asked locals to let her...
The Gambian government made an awful deal with Africa50 for the Senegambia Bridge. I checked the money details again, and Finance Minister Seedy Keita lost our country over $100 million. President Barrow's team gave away our bridge to Africa50 for 25 years. They called this bad idea an "asset...
The Banjul court just sent a guy to jail for a failed bank heist in Ballanghar. On Wednesday, a judge locked up Amadou Bah until the big court decides what happens next. His buddies ran away before cops could grab them. These three missing dudes are Saidou Sowe, Mamadou Bah, and Def Sowe...
The court in Banjul sent Ebou Secka's murder case to a higher court on Tuesday. Secka faces charges for killing taxi driver Ebrima Ceesay, who lived in Wellingara. This serious case needs special handling at the High Court's criminal division, according to officials. The judge agreed with what...
Alagie Dicko faced Principal Magistrate Krubally at Banjul court on fraud charges. The case claims he tricked Ousainey Mahanera out of $170,000 between 2021 and 2024. Dicko supposedly promised to help Arabic schools, support orphans, build gardens, and create water sources for communities across...
Buba Tamba works as a scientific officer at the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia. On Wednesday, he spoke in court about the case of 52 missing cocaine blocks. Three court officials face charges for these missing drug exhibits from Kanifing Magistrates' Court. Tamba told Judge Sarah...
The Gambian government signed a terrible bridge deal with Africa50 that should make us all angry. Looking at the math again, I can tell you Finance Minister Seedy Keita lost our country more than 100 million dollars. President Barrow's team gave away the Senegambia Bridge to Africa50 for 25...
The United Front just picked April 27th for The Gambia's yearly marathon, happening for the sixth straight year. They call it the Africell-Banjul marathon, and it's coming up fast on that Sunday.
Many athletes from The Gambia and other countries will run different distances. You can choose the...
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