[Daba Finance] The BRVM ended the week of May 8 higher across all four of its equity indices, with trading volumes more than doubling against the prior week as investors rotated into a handful of names with sharp, news-driven moves. The composite index gained 0.5% to 404.59 points and is now up 17% since the start of the year.

[RFI] Zambia has publicly accused the United States of linking a proposed $2 billion health package to demands over data sharing and access to critical minerals, saying some conditions attached to the deal were "unacceptable".

[UN News] The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations there, a senior official with the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in New York.

[UN News] "This is not a distant warning. This is a crisis that is unfolding right now and it's deepening quickly."