Red sea attacks: A tiny East African country is host to Chinese, French and US naval bases — but it warned Washington not to use its territory to confront militants attacking global trade. https://bloom.bg/3RcIqth

No genocide here: Israel denied it’s committing genocide in Gaza after South Africa filed a request at the International Court of Justice for emergency measures to stop what it called the destruction of the Palestinian enclave. https://bloom.bg/3V2TxXL

Africa's stolen artifacts: The question is no longer if Western museums should return looted historical goods; it’s when and how to do so. https://bloom.bg/4bBJdMx

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Niger oil exports: Benin’s government agrees to unblock oil exports from neighboring Niger after officials from China National Petroleum intervene in a dispute between the two countries. https://bloom.bg/44JrCPP

Jumia doubles down: E-retailer Jumia plans to focus on Nigeria, Africa’s most-populous nation, as part of a bid to turn profitable. https://bloom.bg/3V3QdMi

Legal battle looms: A legal battle over South Africa’s newly enacted national health-insurance law is brewing and is likely to end up in the nation’s top court. https://bloom.bg/4bkt2TA

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Rate hike looms: Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed for a 16th consecutive month in April, driven by a threefold increase in electricity tariffs and higher transport costs. https://bloom.bg/3yt1kVW

Health bill becomes law: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial health-insurance bill into law, weeks before his party faces what’s set to be its toughest election since it came to power three decades ago. https://bloom.bg/4dDIGLl

Qatar African investment: Qatar Airways is set to invest in an unidentified airline based in southern Africa in the coming weeks as it looks to expand its footprint in the continent. https://bloom.bg/3QMA0bP

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Inflation hits: The price of rice — the main ingredient in Nigeria’s favorite jollof dish — more than doubled in March, placing more pressure on household incomes. https://bloom.bg/3wkWNo7

Fake news law: Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye took office in March after nearly a year in prison for allegedly spreading misinformation. A fake news law from 1965 helped him secure his seat. https://bloom.bg/4akMHkJ

ZiG hype: Zimbabwe hypes its new currency, as it tries to convince foreign investors that it won't repeat economic mistakes. https://bloom.bg/3QH9fW1

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LGBTQ rights:  Ghana's Supreme Court is hearing a case that has the potential to test the World Bank's commitment to support LGBTQ rights and threaten the country's $20 billion debt restructuring. https://bloom.bg/3UAn8X0

Crime risk: Increasing insecurity and corruption are key concerns in the runup to South Africa's May 29 elections that are expected to force the ANC into a power-sharing arrangement. https://bloom.bg/3WxKrDz

Kwacha falls: Zambia’s currency slumps to a record low against the dollar, with the economy struggling to cope with the worst drought in more than four decades and debt restructuring that’s dragged on for years. https://bloom.bg/4dx47gR

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Port control: Billionaire Enrique Razon's firm won a huge contract to run and expand Durban's container port. Now shipping giant Maersk is challenging that decision. https://bloom.bg/3WuiIne
Young voters: South Africa’s youth, a key voting constituency in this month’s elections, are less optimistic about the future of their country than their peers in 15 other African nations, a survey shows. https://bloom.bg/3QBsHDE
Crypto bans: Nigeria vows to ban person-to-person cryptocurrency trading in the naira, taking its latest step to regulate the industry which the West African nation blames for harming the battered local currency. https://bloom.bg/3JREutK
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Elections: Chadians began voting Monday in an election that military leader Mahamat Déby is widely expected to win, an outcome that would help legitimize his power grab after his father’s death three years ago. https://bloom.bg/3JKUzkW
Currency slumps: Zimbabwe’s gold-backed ZiG has weakened to its lowest level against the US dollar since it was launched a month ago. https://bloom.bg/3y1F710
Political succession: Mozambique’s ruling party chooses Daniel Chapo as its new leader, making the little-known provincial governor the clear frontrunner to succeed President Filipe Nyusi after Oct. 9 elections. https://bloom.bg/3UNwrVa
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ZiG inflation fight: Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed ZiG currency will banish sky-high inflation that’s hamstrung the economy and made the country a poster child for runaway price pressures, the central bank says. https://bloom.bg/4a0R2tu

Starlink persists: Elon Musk’s Starlink service is still operating in multiple unauthorized regions, defying warnings issued by the company last month that its satellite internet will be shut down by May 1 in areas where it doesn’t have a license to operate. https://bloom.bg/44FSnVD

BHP CEO in South Africa: BHP sends a senior team to South Africa, as the company ramps up efforts to win over government officials that could determine the outcome of its bid for rival Anglo American. https://bloom.bg/3Wi30vw

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