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1. Mozambique: UNICEF Warns of 'Deadly Threat' to Children as Floods Ravage Mozambique

   [allAfrica] Moronvia -- The UN children's agency, UNICEF, warns severe flooding in Mozambique poses a "deadly threat" to children, as extreme weather continues to cause havoc across the region. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, UNICEF's Chief of Communication in Mozambique, Guy Taylor, said heavy rains triggered a "rapidly escalating" emergency across vast swathes of the country.

2. Kenya: High Court Rules Whatsapp Chats Can Form Binding Contracts

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has upheld a Sh145,000 judgment arising from an agreement that was never written, signed or stamped, affirming that contracts formed through phone calls and WhatsApp messages can be legally binding if key elements of a contract are proven.

3. Liberia: Anti-Graft Taskforce Takes Former First Lady Foundation to Court Over Ownership Rights

   [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Criminal Court "A" has ordered the Clar Hope Foundation, owned by former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, to turn over all financial and administrative records relating to the construction of its multi-purpose complex in Marshall, Margibi County, intensifying a growing government probe into alleged corruption and possible misuse of public funds.

4. Uganda: Alarm Raised Over Besigye's Health

   [Nile Post] The People's Front for Freedom (PFF) has raised renewed alarm over the deteriorating health of its leader and four time presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye, saying the opposition figure is critically ill and being denied adequate medical care while in state custody.

5. Kenya: Viral Video Showing Kenya's Musalia Mudavadi Admitting to Killing Fellow Politician Cyrus Jirongo AI Generated

   [Africa Check] IN SHORT: A TikTok video claims Kenya's prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi confessed to being paid to kill politician Cyrus Jirongo. But the video is not real and there is no evidence Mudavadi ever said this.