- Cameroon's Tourism Minister Bello Bouba Maigari has accepted his party's nomination to seek the presidency in an expected October election, with long-serving President Paul Biya yet to announce whether he plans to run for reelection.
- The government is now appealing to parents, religious leaders, and community elders to take a more proactive role in guiding young Kenyans toward peaceful and lawful means of civic engagement.
- The decision, made amid mounting public pressure on the state's response to the unrest, was confirmed in a statement issued Monday by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale.
- The autopsies, conducted at Kilome MNH Hospital Mortuary, revealed that Garson Mutisya, 33, and Makau Mualuko, 23, sustained fatal gunshot wounds to the chest, with the bullets exiting through their backs.
- A 92-year-old British man was convicted on Monday for a rape and murder committed nearly 60 years ago, in one of the UK's longest-running cold cases.
- Four former executives at South Africa's failing transport company were arrested and charged Monday over allegations of corruption worth millions of dollars in a high-profile case linked to the plunder of state resources.
- A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC paves the way for "a new era of stability", Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said Monday.
- Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo, speaking at the official opening of Mutarakwa and Kapletundo Divisions in Bomet County, urged adults to play a more active role in mentoring youth and instilling respect for Kenya's institutions and legal framework.
- The Supreme Court has ruled that children born out of wedlock to Muslim fathers are entitled to inherit from their father's estate, marking a significant development in the interpretation of Islamic personal law in Kenya.
- The activists, John Mulingwa Nzau, also known as Garang, Mark Amiani, alias Generali, and Francis Mutunge Mwangi, alias Chebukati, were apprehended on June 27 while traveling on a Randa Coach Services bus bound for Mombasa.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says Ndiangui Kinyagia, the blogger and activist who went missing from his house in Kinoo, Kiambu County on June 22 is not in police custody.
- His death was confirmed on Monday by family spokesperson Emily Wanjira, just a day after doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) declared him brain dead.
- His death was confirmed on Monday by family spokesperson Emily Wanjira, just a day after doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) declared him brain dead.
- President William Ruto has called on United Nations members to support the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development being held in Seville, Spain.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki alongside the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula hosted a delegation of Huawei Kenya officials led by the CEO Gao Fei as they sought to collaborate in Kenya’s push for technological advancement.
- The wife of former Kenyan 3,000-metre world record holder Daniel Komen has told an Eldoret High Court how her husband sold their matrimonial property estimated to be worth over Ksh. 100 million to fellow athletes without her consent.
- The High Court has temporarily suspended the implementation of the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) updated Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) schedule for used motor vehicles, pending hearing and determination of a case.
- A Nairobi-based advocate has filed a formal motion seeking the removal of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki from the Roll of Advocates, citing their alleged role in state violence during the June 25 anniversary protests.
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has opposed an attempt by senior police officers to block their prosecution over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, terming the legal move as a calculated effort to evade justice.
- Kathiani Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Mbui has claimed that National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula muzzles dissenting legislators from speaking on the floor of the House.
- Former Police Spokesperson Charles Owino now claims that Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, the hawker who was shot in the head during anti-police brutality protests in Nairobi, insulted the officer who fired the shot.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says eight individuals have been arrested in connection to the theft several bags of government fertilizer from the National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB) depot in Maua, Meru during the protests held on June 25, 2025.
- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party National chairperson Gladys Wanga now claims that former Deputy president RigaThi Gachagua has hijacked the Gen Z-led protests to get into power through the backdoor.
- Esperanza Martinez lost three relatives who were murdered and saw numerous bodies left in the streets of her neighborhood, a former stronghold of the notorious MS-13 street gang in El Salvador.
- At least seven people were killed and many others wounded during recent anti-government protests in the Togolese capital Lome, according to an initial count civic groups gave journalists Sunday.
- In what now appears to be a recycled script of corruption, dozens of healthcare facilities, mostly Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals, are at the centre of a scandal involving false medical claims to the Social Health Authority (SHA).
- Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers will, from Tuesday, July 1, dig deeper into their pockets to pay for their meals as the new pay-as-you-eat (PAYE) system becomes fully operational.
- President William Ruto has welcomed the decision by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to establish its African office in Nairobi, terming it a strategic step toward deepening economic cooperation and driving growth.
- A partial collapse of a traditional gold mine has killed 11 miners and wounded seven others in war-torn Sudan's northeast, the state mining company said on Sunday.
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen continues to face growing backlash over controversial remarks he made two days ago, where he appeared to instruct police officers to “shoot to kill.”
- Days after it was accused of taking part in organizing demonstrations led by Gen-Zs, the church is standing its ground that the government must listen to its young people if it intends in any way to bring to an end the recurrent anti-government demonstrations witnessed in parts of the country.
- Members of Parliament allied to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) have revealed plans to initiate an impeachment motion against Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, citing his controversial "shoot to kill" directive as grounds for removal from office.
- An Israeli court on Sunday postponed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial after he requested a delay, as US President Donald Trump called for the case to be thrown out.
- COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has condemned political leaders he accuses of inciting Gen-Z youth to protest and destroy property across the country.
- A collision between a bus and minibus in Tanzania has killed 38 people after both vehicles were set on fire by the crash, the presidency said Sunday.
- National Assembly Majority leader has called on religious leaders to desist from what he termed as inciting Kenyans to protest against the government.
- Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave.
- Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he intends to contest in next year's presidential election, potentially extending his rule in the east African country to nearly half a century.
- The family of Boniface Kariuki, the hawker who was shot in the head by a rogue officer during anti-police brutality protests in Nairobi, has confirmed that he is brain dead.
- The incident occurred at around 6:00 a.m. when Constable Martin Mwendwa reportedly shot and killed his superior, Corporal Chesise, who was the officer in charge of the station.
- "The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to stand for this," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
- Speaking at a church fundraiser at Magunga SDA Church, Mbadi accused political figures of exploiting the youth for personal political gain at the expense of national peace and stability.
