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On the first day of 2025, Namibia had something to celebrate. 161 babies were born across the country, just one less than in 2024. The Ohangwena region had the most births, with 35. According to Walters Kamaya from the Ministry of Health, 90 of the babies were girls, and 71 were boys. Khomas...

Many students and parents in Kenya are upset. They cannot see their exam scores. The scores were put online today. But the website is not working. The exams are very important. They are called the KCSE. Students take them at the end of high school. The government released the scores this...

The release of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam results on Thursday brought joy and reflection to schools in the Coast region. Uzer Hussein Ali was one of the top students at Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Secondary School. He scored an impressive grade A with 82 points...

Kenya Announces High School Exam Results. You can now see how you did on Kenya's big high school test. It is called the KCSE. The test happens every year. Julius Ogamba, who is in charge of education in Kenya, shared the news today. Mr. Ogamba said the scores are ready. Students took the test...

Hawkers Moved to Backstreets in Nairobi. Nairobi is changing where hawkers can sell things. Hawkers are people who sell items on the street. The city wants to make the center of town more orderly. Hawkers can only sell on certain backstreets and lanes now. They are allowed to sell from Monday...

Somalia Wants to Join African Union's Peace Council. Somalia says it wants to be part of the African Union Peace and Security Council. This council works to stop fights and bring peace to Africa. Countries take turns being on the council. Somalia has never been on the council before. It says...

The port of Mombasa had a great year in 2024. It handled more cargo than ever before. The total amount was 41.1 million tonnes. That's 14.1% more than in 2023. The number of containers also broke records. For the first time in over ten years, the port handled more than 2 million TEUs. TEU...

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) says it has no deal with President William Ruto's party for the next election. Edwin Sifuna, who leads ODM, talked about this on Thursday. There have been rumors that the two parties might work together in 2027. But Sifuna said this is not true. "I can say...

Fewer people are riding Kenya's SGR trains this year. The trains carried 650,352 passengers from July to September. That's down 7.2% from the same months in 2023. Earlier in 2024, ticket prices went up significantly. Kenya Railways wanted to make more money to pay costs, so they raised economy...

The Kenyan government is looking for new top officials. It asked people to apply for these important jobs. Many people sent in their applications. The government has now made a short list of the best ones. Some of the people on the list used to have big jobs. Wilson Sossion was a Member of...

Brian Otucho, a student at Kapsabet Boys High School, scored an A grade on the recent KCSE exams despite facing health challenges. He dreams of becoming a pilot one day. Brian had to miss three terms of school in Form Three due to a mental illness. His mother, Consalia, said he was confused and...

The police in Mombasa caught three men who they think are part of a gang called the "Mombasa Panga Boys." This gang has been scaring people in the Kiembeni and Kadzandani areas. The gang uses weapons like knives and machetes. They rob businesses and attack people walking alone. Detectives from...

Kenya's Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the Affordable Housing Project is very important. He visited the Mukuru Affordable Housing Project in Nairobi on Thursday. Kindiki said the project will help many Kenyans own their own homes one day. The project is also giving jobs to young people...

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...