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1. Malawi: Chawinga Makes History By Reaching Ballon d'Or Top 10

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Malawi international Temwa Chawinga has made history by becoming the first African woman to finish in the top 10 of the prestigious Ballon d'Or Féminin rankings.

2. Kenya: Specialised Rescue Team Deployed to Eastleigh Building Collapse

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has deployed specialised rescue teams, canine units and equipment to support ongoing efforts to locate survivors following the collapse of a building along 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

3. Namibia: Health Ministry Halts Recruitment of New Staff

   [Namibian] The Ministry of Health and Social Services has halted the recruitment of new staff.

4. Uganda: Two Bodies Recovered From Collapsed Entebbe Church Building

   [Nile Post] Rescue teams have recovered two bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction at Holy City Church in Bwerenga, Katabi Town Council, Wakiso District, although police have so far confirmed one death.

5. Uganda: Slow Poison - Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State

   [allAfrica] Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan StateBy Mahmood MamdaniReview by Uma Dhupelia-MesthrieWits University Press, 2025, 338 pp., R380