- Pope Francis's condition "continues to be critical", the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required "high-flow oxygen", and also blood transfusions.
- Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern provinces.
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the discord head on in his opening speech, saying the world was under threat from rising intolerance and wars.
- In the first well-rehearsed morning ceremony in Rafah, Hamas fighters stood in an orderly fashion as they handed over hostages Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu, who walked with apparent difficulty, to the Red Cross.
- Since taking office last month, President Donald Trump has upended US foreign policy, making diplomatic overtures towards the Kremlin while demanding Ukraine give up its rare minerals to compensate for the wartime aid it received under Joe Biden.
- Several thousand supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist Revival party scuffled with police on Saturday while trying to storm the building of a European Union mission during a protest against the country's plans to adopt the euro next year.
- Flash floods across Botswana have killed seven people including three children and uprooted thousands after days of heavy rains, President Duma Boko said on Saturday.
- Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has criticized President William Ruto's administration for allowing Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, one of the key factions in the country’s civil war, to hold a meeting in Nairobi.
- The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and will keep him hospitalized for at least another week.
- President William Ruto has appointed the former Chief Executive Officer at the Kenya Bankers Association Habil Olaka to be the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Hustler Fund, touted as one of Kenya Kwanza's legacy projects.
- Detectives from the Ethics And Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested two Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) employees deployed as Customs Officers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) over bribery charges.
- Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his lawyer said on Friday, ending his imprisonment on charges including contempt of the head of state.
- Thika town's ambitious bid to become Kenya's sixth city has gained momentum with Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi submitting a city charter to the county assembly for approval.
- Democratic Action Party (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has urged President William Ruto’s administration to focus on fulfilling its unkept promises instead of turning the government into an "advertising agency."
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a phone call, the State Department said on Friday.
- US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin will have to "get together" to end the war between Moscow and Kyiv.
- M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the bloodshed.
- Police in Kisumu are pursuing a female suspect accused of stabbing to death a woman believed to be having an affair with her husband in the Nyamasaria area of Kisumu East Sub-County.
- Dozens of female chefs have condemned "pervasive" sexism in British restaurant kitchens, saying in an open letter that the industry needs more women in top roles.
- Twelve university students died and 21 were injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Brazil's southeastern state of Sao Paulo, officials said Friday.
- The body of Elvis Munene, the City Hall intern and a KCA University student, has been found at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after a long search of 23 days without a trace.
- KMPDU, LSK, Amnesty and KHRC are among organisations set to stage a protest march next week demanding the release of detained Ugandan politician Dr. Kizza Besigye.
- President William Ruto and his deputy Prof. Kithure Kindiki have hit back at Nyeri Diocese Archbishop Anthony Muheria who slammed urged the government to focus on fulfilling its promises that still remain unkept and desist from turning into an advertising agency.
- European Union election observers have decried delays in the appointment of the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioners, which they say has compromised overall preparations for the 2027 polls.
- A Ugandan magistrates' court charged detained opposition politician Kizza Besigye with treason on Friday, rejecting his lawyer's pleas that he be transferred to hospital to help him recover from ill health stemming from a hunger strike.
- Archbishop Anthony Muheria has called on President William Ruto's administration to focus on fulfilling its promises that still remain unkept and desist from turning the government into an advertising agency.
- The DPP has filed an appeal against the acquittal of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu of money laundering charges in a Ksh.588 million graft case.
- The government has proposed a list of new measures to regulate the boda boda industry; which is notorious for flouting traffic rules and thus compromising public safety.
- Supreme Court Judge Njoki Ndung’u has moved to the High Court seeking to halt the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from proceeding with petitions filed against her by former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju and lawyer Nelson Havi.
- Wafula Chebukati, the late Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), passed away on Friday after a period of ill-health, according to his family.
- Wafula Chebukati, the late Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), passed away on Friday after a period of ill-health, according to his family.
- The Nairobi County Government is now considering enacting a long-overdue zoning policy that may allow buildings in the Central Business District (CBD), Upper Hill, and other key commercial areas to rise as high as 75 floors.
- The family of former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati, who passed away on Thursday night, says they are yet to establish the cause of his death.
- Bomet police have shut down Bethel Church, located in Kapkwen on the outskirts of Bomet town, after revelations that members were being caned as part of a ritual to drive out evil spirits.
- Police have arrested another suspect linked to the brutal murder of Mombasa-based taxi driver Victoria Mumbua Muloki, whose body was found dumped in a thicket near Lari, Kiambu County, in September 2024.
- Members of Parliament were shocked to learn on Thursday that a private company still runs the e-Citizen platform, a site that houses over 16,000 government services, two years after the State won a court case over its ownership.
- President William Ruto has expressed his condolences following the passing of former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati.
