[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The upcoming Africa Forward Summit is expected to advance high-level dialogue on institutional frameworks, financing mechanisms, and international partnerships aimed at strengthening African-led security solutions as a foundation for long-term stability across the continent.

[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Liberia has entered a pivotal new stage in securing its second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact with the official launch of the Concept Note Development Process in Monrovia.

[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- African countries are exploring ways to tax high-earning individuals as the continent seeks to expand its revenue collection amid what experts say is a growing gulf between rich and poor.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's history of electoral violence has repeatedly left a trail of economic disruption, with businesses bearing some of the heaviest losses whenever political tensions spill into the streets.

[Daily Maverick] Food producers' use of fuel and fertiliser - affected by the US-Iran war - will impact food prices in South Africa (SA), as the fuel price is set to increase again in May. However, it is not obvious whether input prices like oil and fertiliser are the only drivers of retail prices, as opportunistic 'rocket and feather' pricing by processors or retailers in some staples continued, even when producer prices fell, or stabilised.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has backed plans to reopen the Kenya-Somalia border, saying the move will enhance trade and ease movement of people and goods between the two countries.

[allAfrica] In the modern world, airports are more than transit points. They are emotional crossroads -- where hope, anxiety, loss, and opportunity intersect in real time. Every day, millions of passengers move through these spaces, carrying not just luggage, but stories.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's proposed Finance Bill 2026 could sharply increase operating costs for Kenya Airways (KQ) while significantly expanding the country's tax reach into digital payments, software, and card transaction ecosystems.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- After a baton scare on May 2 at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, Botswana men's 4x400m relay team has made a bold statement of dominance of the event by adding the second World Relays title in their cabinet.

[Premium Times] The terrorists wanted to take over the town while trading activities were ongoing in the popular weekly market.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- The European Union has assured the Tanzanian government of its continued commitment to implementing the €92.7 million (about 265bn/-) four-year Green and Smart Cities (SASA) programme (2022-2026), despite challenges recently raised by implementing partners.

[Leadership] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, led by Sen. Adolphus Wabara, has summoned an emergency National Executive Committee meeting for Monday.