[Daily News] New York -- TANZANIA has taken centre stage in the global luxury gemstone market after Indian billionaire Sudha Reddy showcased a rare tanzanite necklace valued at over 15m US dollars (about 39bn/-) at the Met Gala 2026.

[New Times] Almost ten years after French President Emmanuel Macron's Ouagadougou speech, which laid the foundations for renewed relations between France and African countries, the Republic of Kenya and the French Republic will co-host the inaugural Africa Forward Summit (AFS) 2026 in Nairobi on May 11 - 12.

[Africa Check] Kenya fuel prices surged in mid-April 2026, reigniting fierce debate over the role of taxes and levies in petrol pricing.

[Daily Maverick] Enoch Godongwana has ordered Joburg's mayor to stop the implementation of a budget-busting wage deal and warns it could affect the national economy.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 6, 2026 - Kenyan swimmer Sarah Mose won bronze on Day One of the Africa Aquatics Swimming Championships in Oran, Algeria on Wednesday morning.

[HRW] New Report Highlights Devastating Impact of Conflict and Aid Restrictions

[263Chat] The Government has approved a broad overhaul of licences, permits and fees in the mining sector in a move it says will reduce the cost of doing business and improve competitiveness.

[SAnews.gov.za] Adverse weather conditions are expected to begin clearing from the central parts of the country this afternoon, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said on Wednesday.

[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture says while there is no policy prohibiting pupils from bringing food to school hostels, the Basic Education Act allows individual schools to set their own rules.

[ISS] How Benin's new president ensures inclusive growth, opens civic and political space and rebuilds regional ties will define his term.

[RFI] Following a recent visit to Algeria, Patrick Martin - the head of France's main employers' union (Medef) - talks to RFI about economic diplomacy at a time of strained relations between Paris and Algiers, Chinese competition in Africa and what he calls the "savagery" of the current tariff war.

[Vanguard] Diplomatic pressure on South Africa is mounting as more African countries threaten retaliatory measures over renewed xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians.