- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has replaced its foreign minister with his deputy, Monday Simaya Kumba, state media reported, following a migration dispute with the United States.
- Somalia has signed a Ksh.39.6 billion debt relief deal with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), in what the government in Mogadishu called a critical milestone in its economic reform programme.
- The United States on Thursday exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under President Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties.
- Sudan told the International Court of Justice Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was the "driving force" behind what it called a genocide in Darfur, a charge the UAE said "couldn't be further from the truth."
- An Israeli military official said Thursday that reserve pilots, who publicly called for securing the release of hostages even at the cost of ending the Gaza war, would be dismissed from the air force.
- ‘Echoes of War’, the controversial play by Butere Girls High School, delves into themes of bad governance, blatant disregard for the law, and the widening gap between the youth and the older generation.
- KMPDU has announced several critical agreements reached with the Ministry of Health following the inaugural meeting with newly-appointed Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale held on Thursday.
- A court in Tanzania charged opposition party leader Tundu Lissu with treason on Thursday for comments he made last week calling on the public to obstruct elections due later this year.
- Amnesty International Kenya has condemned police officer’s conduct in dispersing students and members of the public during a staging of the ‘Echoes of War’ play by Butere Girls High School students.
- President William Ruto's lawyer Katwa Kigen has withdrawn from the ongoing interviews for the position of commissioner of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
- The Court of Appeal in Nairobi on Friday last week sent back to the drawing board a 180-acre farm investor in a heated legal tussle with Amboseli wildlife conservationists for overlooking legal redress procedures.
- Chief Justice Martha Koome has condemned the police for using violence against students of Butere Girls Secondary School following the standoff over the controversial Echoes of War play.
- Nyeri businessman James Mwangi Macharia, a director at Nyika Pharmaceutical Limited, was on Thursday arraigned before the Nyeri Law Courts to answer to tax fraud charges amounting to Ksh.35,996,021.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an appeal at the Migori High Court challenging the acquittal of three police officers who were previously charged with torturing a civilian in custody.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has raised the red flag over what it describes as a disturbing increase in false missing persons reports filed at police stations across the country, warning the public against abusing police resources and misleading the public.
- Education CS Migos Ogamba has refuted claims that the government prevented Butere Girls from performing the ‘Echoes of War’ play at Kirobon Girls High School in Nakuru, where the National Drama Festival is taking place.
- A Junior Secondary School (JSS) teacher was arraigned in court on Thursday afternoon following accusations of impersonating President William Ruto's daughter, June Ruto, on social media.
- Two suspected bhang traffickers have been arrested following a raid by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) at a homestead in Kabaa Village, Machakos County.
- All students from Butere Girls High School who had been reported missing in the aftermath of a standoff over the controversial ‘Echoes of War’ school play have been accounted for.
- What should have passed as just any other National Drama Festivals week has now morphed into an ugly national scrimmage pitting the government against teenage girls as the country bewilderedly watches.
- Muturi said the National Intelligence Service (NIS) took his son Leslie Muturi at Kilimani suburb on June 22, 2024, and only released him after President Ruto intervened by calling NIS boss Noordin Haji.
- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has condemned the hostility against the cast of the ‘Echoes of War’ play from Butere Girls High School and other attendees at the ongoing National Drama Festival in Nakuru.
- Sudan told the International Court of Justice on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was the "driving force" behind what it called a genocide in Darfur via its alleged support for rebels fighting the Sudanese army.
- The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ), also known as the Office of the Ombudsman, has issued a seven-day notice to the Cost General Teaching and Referral Hospital in Mombasa to reveal details behind the mysterious death of three patients at their facility.
- The Elections Observation Group (ELOG) has demanded answers on the unprocedural addition of six candidates in the ongoing vetting process of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners.
- Nominated MP Sabina Chege has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his recent remarks linking President William Ruto to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- Students of Butere Girls Secondary school were teargassed on Thursday morning after leaving Kirobon Girls High School in Nakuru, where the National Drama Festivals is taking place.
- Residents of the Muragara shopping centre in Ndia constituency, Kirinyaga County, have been waiting for police officers since 2018 after they were transferred.
- The desire by Butere Girls students to compete, showcase their skills was dimmed on Thursday, when the girls declined to perform the Echoes of War play.
- US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries, sparking euphoria on global markets Thursday, but upped the ante on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China.
- Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City killed at least 23 people Wednesday, most of them children or women, as the military said it targeted a "senior Hamas" militant.
- China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over bruising tariffs imposed by Washington, Beijing's commerce ministry announced Wednesday, accusing US President Donald Trump of engaging in "bullying" tactics.
- Peace talks between Congo's government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels planned for Wednesday in Doha have been postponed, sources from both sides told Reuters this week, with no future date set.
- Hundreds of Tunisians staged two protest rallies on Wednesday against what they say is the authoritarian rule of President Kais Saied and demanded the release of political prisoners, while six detained opposition figures held a hunger strike.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has dismissed former Public Service CS Justin Muturi's claims that he's fond of hanging around State House, questioning why he was singled out among other government officials.
- Thousands of millionaires fled London in the past year with some moving to the United States or Asia driven out by high taxes and Brexit, according to a report published Wednesday.
- South Sudan's opposition party split on Wednesday, complicating an already fractured political environment as its leader remained under house arrest in the capital Juba.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to the High Court in Bungoma, seeking to be enjoined in an ongoing case involving Matili Technical Training Institute in Bungoma County and a private developer.
- A school play titled “Echoes of War” by Butere Girls High School in Kakamega County has sparked a dramatic standoff in Rongai, Nakuru County, on the eve of its scheduled performance at the Kenya National Drama Festivals.
- High-profile Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu was arrested by police on Wednesday, his party said, after attending a rally in the country's south.
- IEBC Selection Panel is facing mounting questions about its silence on the sudden inclusion of six additional candidates for the position of Commissioners.
- Thorough investigations have been launched into the frequent fires at Gikomba and other markets in Nairobi to prevent recurrence and protect traders from massive losses, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said.
- The recent claims by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that the government sold to farmers the 40,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer it received as a donation from the Russian government have elicited mixed reactions.
