LNA Deputy Chief Saddam Haftar paid a brief visit to Chad 🇹🇩 yesterday, meeting President Mahamat Idriss Déby. He travelled aboard one of two private jets, including Challenger 300 P4-JIMI, which flew from Benghazi, Libya 🇱🇾, to N'Djamena 🇹🇩 for a stay of around five hours.

Somalia’s State Minister at the Presidency, Abshir Bukhaari, was reportedly denied entry into Kenya upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and was deported back to Mogadishu, according to multiple reports.

Sources say Kenyan immigration authorities prevented Bukhaari from entering the country over the Kenyan passport he was travelling with. Neither the Somali nor Kenyan governments have officially commented on the incident.

🇧🇫The President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore, has vowed never to allow the practice of Sharia Law in the country.

Traore issued the warning during a nationwide broadcast, where he frowned at citizens of the country studying Sharia Law in Saudi Arabia.

The President said such students should focus on acquiring technological skills that would help develop Burkina Faso and not Sharia Law.

According to Traore, such students should remain where they are and not return to Burkina Faso.

He said:
“I am a Muslim, but everyone in Burkina Faso has the right to practice their own religion, there will never be Sharia law in this country.

To those Burkinabè studying Sharia law in Saudi Arabia, do not return to Burkina Faso.

“Instead of acquiring technological knowledge and skills that can help develop our country, you chose to study Sharia law. Stay where you are, you won’t be allowed back here.”
#burkinafaso #traore #saudiarabia #sharia

BOTSWANA RECEIVES CRITICAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES UNDER UNITY HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

Gaborone, Botswana – Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), in partnership with the Unity Healthcare Fund, marked the arrival of a critical consignment of medical supplies from Dubai under the Unity Healthcare Botswana Partnership I (UHBP I).

The shipment, comprising 36 tonnes of essential medicines covering more than 85 life-saving treatments, will immediately help stabilise supply in hospitals and clinics across Botswana, easing pressure on frontline staff and providing relief to patients and families.
BDC Managing Director, Oteng Keabetswe, underlined that the Unity Healthcare Fund is not a stop-gap measure but a long-term solution to strengthen resilience in the health sector.

He highlighted BDC’s P100 million anchor investment, explaining that it reflects the Corporation’s strategic repositioning towards being a partner of choice for projects that generate both economic returns and lasting social impact. He stressed that this milestone demonstrates BDC’s role in pioneering industries, unlocking opportunities, and ensuring that investments leave a lasting mark on the social and economic fabric of Botswana.

In his keynote address, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Nelson Ramaotwana, said the delivery represents a vital turning point for the health sector.

Closing the ceremony, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade & Entrepreneurship, Joel Ramaphoi, highlighted that this initiative is also an investment into Botswana’s economic future. He reminded the audience that a healthy nation underpins productivity, innovation, and competitiveness, noting that healthcare must be seen not as a cost but as a driver of prosperity.
#botswana #africa #health

South African Airways recorded a profit of $13.9 million in 2022/2023.

The airline went 11 years without recording a profit before that.
#southafrica