This follows reports that Israel is exploring a base near Berbera to monitor threats like Yemen's Houthis.
Somaliland has built closer ties with Israel after its recognition.
Somalia sees it as a threat to its sovereignty and regional stability.
Somalia warns it will strike any plan to establish an Israeli military base in Somaliland.
Somali officials, including the foreign affairs minister and the president, say they won't allow their territory to be used as a launchpad for foreign operations or to drag the region into outside conflicts.
The United States has intervened in support of Israel, arguing the genocide claims are unfounded, making the ICJ case a major global legal battle over the Gaza conflict.
The Netherlands and Iceland have joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, filing declarations to intervene over the war in Gaza.
With their move, a total of 18 countries have now backed the case, accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention.
The move is part of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s push to fix unfair resource deals and secure better terms for Senegal in mining, oil, and gas.
Senegal 🇸🇳 has revoked 71 mining licences, including 14 for gold, because the companies failed to follow contract rules.
The government also froze the accounts of a major company subsidiary until it repays about $438 million (€380 million) owed to the state.
The first reactor could start in the early 2030s, with nuclear expected to provide 60–70% of Rwanda’s electricity in the future.
Rwanda 🇷🇼 plans to invest up to $6 billion in nuclear power to strengthen its electricity supply and support its goal of becoming a high-income economy by 2050.
President Paul Kagame announced the plan at the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, with a focus on small modular reactors (SMRs).
Morocco 🇲🇦 is Africa’s top arms importer, overtaking Algeria and Egypt, and ranks 28th globally, with imports up 12% vs the last period.
The US supplied 60%, Israel 24%, and France 10%, making up about 1% of global arms imports, according to SIPRI.
Nigeria leads West Africa with seven satellites in orbit the highest in the region and third highest in Africa with NigComSat-1R as its primary active communications satellite.
The debt pertains to services for operating the NigComSat-1R communications satellite.
Failure to pay or provide a guarantee may result in service suspension, potentially disabling the satellite and disrupting telecommunications, broadcasting, and other critical services.
China has threatened to suspend Nigeria’s 🇳🇬 communications satellite operations if the country fails to settle its $11.4 million debt.
China Great Wall Industry Corporation has issued Nigeria a 30-day ultimatum regarding the outstanding payment.
Weeks earlier, a similar standoff happened with Sierra Leone 🇸🇱, when Guinea detained 16 soldiers near the Falaba–Faranah border, claiming they crossed illegally. Sierra Leone said its team was building a border post on its own land.
Tensions rose around early March, with some Guinean forces withdrawing after local resistance and talks.
Liberia's response included deploying troops to secure the area and ease fears.
Liberia 🇱🇷 reportedly deployed soldiers to a border area after Guinea 🇬🇳 troops crossed into Sorlumba, seized road project equipment, removed Liberia’s flag, and raised Guinea’s. Guinea also reinforced their side amid the dispute.
Others point to high expenses and safety concerns in the United States 🇺🇸 as factors influencing their decision.
While Trump’s refugee program brought about 3,500 people to the U.S., many are choosing to settle again in South Africa for practical reasons.
Several white South Africans are reportedly relocating back to South Africa 🇿🇦 despite claims by Donald Trump that they face persecution in the country.
Many cite a better quality of life, lower living costs, strong family ties, and good schools as reasons for moving back.
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Tanzanian 🇹🇿 billionaire Rostam Aziz has taken control of Kenya’s 🇰🇪 Nation Media Group, East Africa’s largest independent media company.
The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development sold its full 54.08% stake to Aziz’s firm, Taarifa Ltd, ending a 66-year ownership.
The plan aims to improve herd genetics, expand local dairy output, and cut import costs that exceed 20 billion CFA francs each year.
Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 has imported 710 high-performing pregnant cows from Brazil to boost milk production and reduce dairy imports.
Breeds such as Holstein and Girolando can produce up to 40 liters of milk per day far more than most local cattle.
Kenya Wildlife Service warns that exporting these without permits is strictly illegal.
Officials say this raises serious concerns about wildlife trafficking and the illegal export of native species, which can harm ecosystems and break conservation laws.
The suspect is under investigation to figure out the exact species and why he was smuggling them.
A Chinese national was arrested at Kenya's 🇰🇪 main airport for trying to smuggle over 2,000 live queen garden ants out of the country.
Authorities found the ants hidden in test tubes and tissue paper rolls in his luggage to keep them alive and avoid detection.
The bill also raises fines and broadens definitions of “acts against nature.” It now awaits the president’s signature.
At least 32 of Africa’s 54 countries criminalize same-sex relations, with the death penalty in Uganda, Mauritania, and Somalia.
Senegal's Parliament 🇸🇳 has passed a strict new bill toughening laws on same‑sex acts.
Prison sentences double from 5 to 10 years, and promoting or funding homosexuality carries 3–7 years.
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Other countries include Singapore, UAE, Ireland, Malaysia, and more.
The move aims to boost tourism, trade, and regional integration.
Uganda 🇺🇬 has announced visa-free entry for citizens of 40 countries for up to three months, requiring only a valid passport or interstate pass under East African Community integration protocols.
African countries included are Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, DR Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya...
Supporters argue the claim is linked to a 1962 UN resolution on self-determination and independence.
Lesotho 🇱🇸 Parliament is debate a motion calling for land currently in South Africa 🇿🇦 to be handed back.
The proposal was introduced by opposition MP Tsepo Lipholo of the Basotho Covenant Movement, who argues that parts of the Free State and nearby areas historically belong to the Basotho people.
