Kenyan President William Ruto spoke by phone with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva in the days after he withdrew $2.7 billion in proposed tax hikes in response to deadly protests, two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

2.Ethiopia – Somalia

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers today that it was not necessary for the government neighbouring Somalia to go around other countries to accuse Ethiopia when issues between Ethiopia and Somalia due to the former's attempts to secure direct access to the Red Sea, can be settled with "one hour flight and one our discussion with us.

3. DR Congo- North Kivu

Twenty-five soldiers accused of fleeing fighting against M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were sentenced to death in a one-day trial on Wednesday.

4.Mozambique- Tanzania

Maputo — Mozambique and Tanzania intend to introduce coastal shipping services in order to boost trade between the two countries, undertaken by small and medium-sized enterprises.

5. In our historical archives, it was on this day 5 July 1990 when Teboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini dies under strange circumstances in Conakry, Guinea. West Afrika