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Zimbabwe Bank Makes Bold Changes to Help People Save Money. Zimbabwe's central bank told banks yesterday to pay more interest on savings. The bank also said people will not need to pay bank fees for small payments. These changes come as part of new rules to make more people use Zimbabwe's...

Zimbabwe Starts Final Push for Global Wetlands Meeting. Zimbabwe began planning for a major world meeting about wetlands yesterday. President Mnangagwa marked the start of the countdown to the 15th Meeting of Parties on Wetlands. The event will happen in Victoria Falls this July. Defence...

SADC Leader Mnangagwa Heads to Tanzania for Peace Talks. President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe will travel to Dar es Salaam for a meeting between two major African groups. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) aim to bring peace to eastern Congo. The...

CAF Sets Draw for Top Club Games in Qatar. African football's top body will pick teams for its next big games tomorrow. The draw will take place in Doha, Qatar, with TV firm beIN Sport. The first draw starts at 2 p.m. GMT for the Confederation Cup. One hour later comes the Champions League...

French Artist Shows His Work at Alliance Française. Patrick Singh's art was on view at Alliance Française Banjul last week. His works were created while he was a guest artist in The Gambia. Singh paints, draws, and writes books. He has lived in many lands to make art, and his work shows how...

A sports event starts today at Gambia College in Brikama. Students and teachers will play football matches on the school grounds. The School of Education names this year's games after KMC Mayor Talib Bensouda. The games take place each year. Sports head Lamin F Sanneh says these matches help...

Rich Meet in Swiss Alps as Poor Face Hard Times. The World Economic Forum meets in Davos, Switzerland. Here, rich people enjoy fine drinks and skiing. Meanwhile, in Zambia, most people live on less than $2.15 each day. The world's wealth is concentrated in a few hands. A new report from Oxfam...

Young Gambian football player Francis Gomez has started a one-month test at Danish club AC Horsens. The rising star earned praise for his skills with the national Under-17 team. His manager, Sheriff Jarju of Ebanor Sports, says other teams want him as well, including Rukh FC and FK Sarajevo...

Mass Deportations Raise Concerns for Gambians. Western nations send many Gambians back home against their wishes. This highlights the need for The Gambia to strengthen its ties with other lands. Germany leads these forced returns. The rise in such actions comes from deep changes in world trade...

A court in Brikama heard a theft case yesterday. Tijan Jallow faces charges of taking money from his workplace, Afro Express Bureau de Change. The amount stands at 1.9 million dalasi. At first, Jallow said he did not take the money. But when Principal Magistrate Anna Mendy asked him what he did...

Kenya's Deputy Leader Backs Unity Push. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki praised President William Ruto's work to bring Kenyans together. He spoke these words on Wednesday in Wajir. "Our dream of a united land stayed far from reach for many years," Kindiki said. "We thank President Ruto for...

US Leaders Take Strong Stand Against South Africa. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will not join the G20 meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa. He shared his views on Thursday morning. Rubio pointed to what he calls South Africa's wrong acts. These include taking private land from...

Police Probe Three Deaths Across Kenya. Police are looking into the death of a store worker found dead in his home in Nairobi's Mwiki area. Workers at the store went to check on Elijah Mungai Ndichu after he missed work on February 1. On February 3, they found his house locked from inside...

Training Starts for African Migration Leaders in Ghana. The Kofi Annan Centre in Ghana welcomed 34 people from 10 nations this week. They came to learn better ways to handle the movement of people between countries. The Swiss group for moving people and the Kofi Annan Centre made this teaching...

Education Minister Says School Aid Money Not Used for Meeting. Zimbabwe's Education Minister Torerai Moyo has denied claims that money for poor students went to pay for a big meeting last year. The minister spoke up after a news site, Bulawayo 24, wrote that funds from the Basic Education...

New Law School Takes Shape in Kwekwe. The Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School at Midlands State University will open its doors this August. The school sits on land given by the Kwekwe City Council. More than 300 workers are pushing ahead with the building. The materials needed are all...

Water Problems Hit Zimbabwe's Capital. Repairs at a major water plant have cut supply to many homes in Harare. The Morton Jaffray Water Works needs fixes, which means less water for the city. The council says better days are ahead. "We have less water because of the work at Morton Jaffray,"...

The Harare Commission of Inquiry has stopped Mayor Jacob Mafume's hearing to check a property he said was his home. Justice Maphios Cheda leads the group that looks into Harare's business. They went to see a building at 1110 Coronation Road in Greendale. What they found was different from what...

Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) has invested $500,000 in renovating the New Ambassador Hotel in Harare. The big changes started on January 6. They will make the rooms and bathrooms more comfortable for guests. The hotel will open again next Monday. Ms. Pride Khumbula from RTG talked to reporters...

Uganda's Luzira Prison Touts Modern Clinic Amid Concerns Over Care Quality. The Luzira Prison Complex has unveiled a new staff clinic, promoting it as a sign of improved healthcare for both staff and inmates. The facility features modern wards, an intensive care unit, maternity services, and...