CNBC Africa
Governor Kganyago hikes repo rate by 25bps to 7% (full speech)
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- Governor Kganyago hikes repo rate by 25bps to 7% (full speech)
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- 28:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Driven by Middle East conflict-induced inflation, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has raised interest rates by 25 basis points. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago explains the reasoning and outlines the country’s economic and inflation outlook amid Gulf tensions.
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- Focus On: AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya 2026
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- 12:31
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- At the AI Everything Kenya x GITEX inaugural event in Nairobi, we caught up with Chris Norton, from Kaspersky to talk about unlocking Africa's AI economy and scaling innovation across the continent.
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- From the Grid Reform to Digital Resilience: Powering Africa’s Next Growth Wave
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- 47:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Africa's growth trajectory is increasingly shaped by how effectively energy systems are reformed digitized and made resilient. For business leaders, energy is no longer a background infrastructure issue-it is a core strategic variable that affects competitiveness, capital deployment, risk management and long-term growth. Join CNBC Africa as we bring together a panel of industry leader to outline how to go from grid reform to digital resilience and power Africa's next growth wave.
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- Focus On ChessMasters 2026 tournament
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- 12:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- CNBC Africa brings you highlights of the ChessMasters 2026 tournament for primary schools in Lagos.
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- Monuments of Might: How Abidjan’s Iconic Stadium and Aliko Dangote are Redefining African Success
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- 15:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- From championship titles to sold-out concerts, Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire is a symbol of African athleticism, entrepreneurship and culture. In the face of adversity, Aliko Dangote has built a remarkable business empire that’s shifting perceptions of what Africa can achieve.
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- Africa Business Weekly: AfCFTA's role in boosting SMME participation
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- 27:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.
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- Highlights Special of the World Bank HNP Strategy Launch
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- 13:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The World Bank Group partners with the Government of Ghana to launch the Health, Nutrition and Population Strategy for West and Central Africa. The launch convenes Ministers of Health and Finance from 22 countries, alongside private sector, civil society, development partners providing a country-driven roadmap for prioritizing and scaling investments in health, nutrition, and population outcomes. Catch all the details of this and more only on CNBC Africa.
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- Marketing Media Money: Advertising Spend
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- 26:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- With companies allocating up to 15 per cent of their revenue to ad spend, the bigger challenge for brands is determining how to effectively distribute that budget across different channels.
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- Africa Forward Summit 2026: Highlights Special
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- 28:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Africa Forward Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme "Africa–France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth," convened African Heads of State, the President of France, international financial institutions, and development partners to establish tangible commitments and a novel partnership model between Africa and France. This Highlights special features prominent voices from the Summit.
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- Access: Investors shift focus to GH₵4.48BN T-bills auction
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- 5:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Investors have their attention fixed on today’s 4.48 billion Ghana T-bills auction. Eugene Darku, Treasury Team Lead at Access Bank Ghana joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.
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- Africa Side Hustle: South Africa’s creative economy
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- 8:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- South Africa’s creative economy continues to grow at a rapid pace, with content creators, podcasters, influencers and digital storytellers transforming passion into profitable businesses. But beyond the likes, views and followers, questions remain around sustainability, monetisation, policy, taxation and the long-term future of the industry. On this episode on Africa Side Hustle, we unpack the realities of the creator economy, its impact on young people and the opportunities it presents across the continent. CNBC Africa’s Prudence Makhubalo spoke to podcaster and content creator, Mpoomy Ledwaba, to help us understand the business behind content creation and what it truly takes to succeed in this space.
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- UBA: T-Bills market to remain active as newly issued bills exchange hands
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- 7:12
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Traders at UBA expect the T-bills market to remain active as newly issued bills exchanges hands following the mid-week primary market auction. On the bond side, investor appetite remains subdued. Chuka Nwachukwu, Chief Dealer and Head of Trading at UBA joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.
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- Focus On: Africa CEO Forum 2026
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- 12:54
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Amir Ben Yahmed, President of the Africa CEO Forum & Jeune Afrique Media Group, joins CNBC Africa to discuss this year’s theme of scale and shared ownership, and why African businesses must move beyond resilience toward reinvention.
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- Biashara Afrika 2026: Powering Africa's Economic Transformation through the AfCFTA
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- 43:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will depend not only on reducing tariffs, but on Africa’s ability to build the production, aggregation, and distribution systems required to move goods efficiently across the continent. This plenary will explore the critical role of trading companies, aggregators, Special Economic Zones, and distribution networks in operationalising Africa’s single market.
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- Analysts: Nigeria MPC hold decision not surprising
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- 24:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Analysts have expressed optimism at the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria to keep lending rates steady and all other parameters unchanged, stressing that the reforms trajectory remains favourable to Nigeria.
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- Nigeria MPC holds rates steady (full speech)
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- 34:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has retained the monetary policy rate at 26.5 per cent citing the committee's confidence in the macroeconomic environment and a comprehensive review of global and domestic risks. At the 305th Policy Meeting, Governor of the apex bank stresses that pass-through effect of commodities and energy price shock on inflation has significantly been mitigated.
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- Analysts expect Nigeria to keep rates unchanged
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- 12:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- As the second Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria holds – the first meeting since the start of the Middle East conflict in February, analyst expect the committee to keep rates unchanged citing reforms effort by Nigeria in mitigating the shocks on economic growth.
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- Access: investors cautious ahead of mid-week PMA, MPC meeting outcome
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Investors are adopting a wait and see approach as the Debt Management Office conducts a 650-billion-naira T-bills auction today and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee get set to announce the decision from this week’s meeting today. Emanuel Orji, Treasury Team Member at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.
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- Afreximbank and Plot Enterprise Partner to Empower Communities from Farm to Fashion Week
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- 14:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A sweet treat for your valentine may have left you with a bitter taste at the cash register. Chocolate prices are up and expected to increase throughout the year after catastrophic weather and crop disease in West Africa reduced cocoa supplies to historic lows. Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer, Kleos Advisory UK joins CNBC Africa for more.
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- Africa Business Weekly: Mobile-first commerce gains momentum in South Africa
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- 27:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.
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- Anchoria: Equities investors switch to value investing post Q1’26 earnings
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- 7:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- As first quarter earnings and dividend announcement winds down, investors are now switching to investments in value with analysts at Anchoria Securities expecting a near-term market slowdown and possible correction. Folagbade Adeyemi, MD, Anchoria Securities, joins CNBC Africa to discuss the shift in Nigeria's equities market.
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- Rofit-taking fuels mixed-to-bearish sentiment in Nigeria’s equities market
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- 6:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Analysts expect mixed-to-bearish sentiments in Nigeria’s equities market driven by profit-taking activities in recently rallied stocks. Patrick Ejumedia, Head of Research at Sterling Asset Management Limited joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.
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- Access: Investors on the side-lines ahead of April inflation data release
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- 5:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Traders at Access Bank say investors remain on the side-lines ahead of the release of the April inflation figures. On the bond side, improved offers are seen across the mid-dated segment, particularly on the 2035 maturity. Oluwatomiloba Kareem, Treasury Team Member, Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.
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- UBA: Investors await April inflation data
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- 7:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Traders at UBA expect an active session as investors await the April inflation figures as well as next week Monday’s 600-billion-naira bond auction. Chuka Nwachukwu, Chief Dealer and Head of Trading at UBA joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.
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- Investors take win from OMO auction
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- 2:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Traders at Access Bank are expecting the Treasury Bills market to be active today as investors take unmet demand from the 600-billion-naira OMO auction to the secondary market. Subscription at the auction stood at 2.7 trillion naira. Tiwalade Omodele, Treasury Team Member at Access Bank, joins CNBC Africa for a market focus.
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- Shifting Gears: South Africa's hot automotive sector
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- 25:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- South Africa's automotive sector is evolving rapidly as new entrants, particularly Chinese vehicle manufacturers, continue gaining market share in the local market. The shift is raising broader questions around competition, localisation, industrial policy, investment and the long-term future of South Africa's motor industry.
Joining CNBC Africa to unpack what this changing landscape means for the broader economy is Thembinkosi Pantsi, Vice Chairperson, National Automobile Dealership Association (NADA) and Fulufhelo Mandane, Executive: Strategic Partnerships, Absa.
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- Nigeria’s stock market crosses ₦160trn mark
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- 9:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Nigerian equities market sustains its positive momentum with market capitalisation crossing 160-trillion-naira threshold with renewed buy interest in tickers such as Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, MTN Nigeria and GTCO. Muktar Mohammed joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.
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- Afreximbank’s Dual Vision: Strengthening Caribbean ties and powering Nigeria’s industry
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- 14:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This episode introduces viewers to Silversands Resort in Grenada and highlights Afreximbank’s strategy to foster deeper ties between African and Caribbean markets. Travel to Aba, Nigeria, where Geometric Power, an indigenous energy company, is driving affordable and reliable electricity for the region.
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- Africa Business Weekly: Commissioner Johnstone Makhubu takes South African Revenue Services reins
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- 27:57
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.
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- Africa Side Hustle: Pursuing sustainability and profit in skincare
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- 10:08
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In today’s fast-changing world of work, personal branding has become more than just a buzzword — it’s a powerful way to turn passion into profit and identity into opportunity. As professionals look for ways to build influence, unlock new revenue streams, and create careers that feel authentic, the idea of branding yourself as a side hustle is gaining real traction. To help us unpack this transformation and share practical insights, CNBC Africa’s Prudence Makhubalo spoke to Amanda du-Pont, CEO and Founder of Lelive Africa, who has built a brand that blends purpose with business success.
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- Access: Investors shift focus to GH¢4.34bn T-Bills auction
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- 5:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Government of Ghana auctions its 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day Treasury bills, targeting 4.34 billion cedis against upcoming maturities of 3.74 billion. Traders at Access Bank expect the recent trend of undersubscription to persist, as liquidity continues to shift toward the capital market, where returns remain more attractive. Emmanuel Adjetey, Fixed Income Trader at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.
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- Marketing Media Money: Generative Engine Optimization in the Age of AI
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- 26:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- From search engines to AI assistants, brands are no longer defined by what they say about themselves, but by how they are indexed and recommended by machines. SEO ensures discoverability and credibility, while advertising drives visibility and demand. Together they shape how brands are ranked and recommended.
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- Nigeria–South Africa Economic Diplomacy Roundtable
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- 6:48
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- MTN Nigeria hosts the second edition of the Nigeria-South Africa Economic Diplomacy Roundtable bringing together governments from both sides of the table, chambers of commerce and captains of industry advancing strategies to strengthen bilateral ties and convert diplomatic commitments into actionable economic outcomes. Catch all the highlights of this year’s outing and more, only on CNBC Africa.
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- Investors take wins from NTB auction
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- 6:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Traders at UBA say they expect an active session in the treasury bills market as investors take win from Wednesday's auction. Chuka Nwachukwu, Chief Dealer and Head of Trading at UBA, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.
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- Access: Investors shift focus to mid-week PMA
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- 5:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Investors have their attention to today’s 700-billion-naira T-bills auction. Meanwhile, investor appetite for bonds remains subdued. Ifechukwu Omanukwe, Treasury Team Member at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.
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- The Western and Central Africa Health, Nutrition and Population Strategy
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- 34:46
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Investing in health is both a development and an economic priority. Healthy populations are more productive, more resilient to shocks, and better able to contribute to job creation and human capital development. This Fireside Chat will explore how the Western and Central Africa Health, Nutrition and Population Strategy positions health systems as engines of job creation, productivity, gender equity and long-term growth.
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- EdTech Monday: Evidence that Scales: What Works in Edtech
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- 45:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Across Africa, EdTech initiatives, despite progress made so far, remain fragmented, leading to duplication and inefficiencies. In this edition of EdTech Monday we discuss evidence that scales. What works in EdTech, how do we know which EdTech solutions are truly worth scaling and how cost-benefit analysis derived from data can help forecast long-term resource needs for various EdTech platforms.
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- Africa Business Weekly: South Africa withdraws draft artificial intelligence policy
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- 28:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.
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- Focus On: Africa Forward Summit 2026
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- 13:27
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The 2026 Africa Forward Summit is set to convene more than 30 Heads of State and Government representatives, along with prominent business leaders from both Africa and France, to discuss essential economic priorities that are pivotal in enhancing the Africa–France partnership. This Focus On special will emphasize the critical priorities that Kenya intends to advocate for in order to reform the global financial architecture, revitalize development agendas, and demonstrate Africa's increasing capacity for innovation. CNBC Africa is joined by Dr. Korir Sing'Oei, the Principal Secretary, State Department of Foreign Affairs of Kenya.
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- Focus On Rail Revival: Draft National Rail Master Plan Unveiled
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- 28:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- South Africa's Minister of Transport announced the initiation of the Rail Master Plan for public consultation. This comprehensive strategic framework is designed to direct the revitalisation, expansion, and modernisation of South Africa's rail system. This Focus On will engage prominent stakeholders from the rail industry to discuss the most effective ways to translate the Rail Master Plan into actionable, phased investments.
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- Focus On UNECA Conference of Ministers 2026
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- 12:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In an exclusive interview with CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor on the sidelines of the 2026 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Tangier, Claver Gatete the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa argues that a decisive pivot toward data and frontier technologies is now critical to unlock large-scale job creation and sustainable development in Africa.
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- Earnings drive investors sentiments in Nigeria equities
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- 8:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- As full year and first quarter earnings trickle in, Investors at the Nigeria equities market have shown mixed reactions as analysts expect the sentiments to linger. Muktar Mohammed, analyst at Assar Investments, joins CNBC Africa to unpack the results and outlook for the markets.
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- Africa Business Weekly: EIB's €110mn agri-finance boost & the EU global gateway in Ethiopia
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- 27:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.
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- Education: Transforming Lives: Shaping the Next Era of African Learning
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- 27:09
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Africa’s education choices today will shape its economic future tomorrow. This season finale of Education: Transforming Lives, Transforming Africa reflects on lessons from across the continent and looks ahead to strategic priorities for education systems. We bring insights into what should define Africa’s education roadmap for the next decade.
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- Gauteng Investment Conference 2026: Transport, Logistics & Mobility
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- 58:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This dialogue examines how modern, integrated transport and logistics systems can strengthen trade, enhance regional connectivity, and support economic growth. The discussion explores infrastructure investment, public–private partnerships, logistics innovation, and corridor development as enablers of industrialisation and improved regional competitiveness.
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- Marketing Media Money: Out-of-home advertising in South Africa
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- 27:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Consumers have about 3 seconds to read a billboard on the freeway. Marketers share if this investment has returns and how they are able to measure the impact of billboard campaigns in an industry projected to reach approximately $200 million in 2026.
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- Africa Side Hustle: Digital hustle: mapping the African gig economy
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- 8:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Throughout the episodes of Africa Side Hustle, we've seen how the gig economy is reshaping livelihoods across the continent—offering flexibility and new pathways to income outside traditional employment. This latest Ipsos Gig Economy Market Assessment, together with Bolt, gives us a deeper look at participation across Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, covering e commerce, ride hailing, delivery, freelancing, remote work, and micro tasks. It highlights motivations, earnings, gender dynamics, and the broader socio economic impact of gig work. To help us unpack these findings, CNBC Africa’s Prudence Makhubalo spoke to Simo Kalajdzic, Senior Operations Manager at Bolt South Africa.
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- Cyril Ramaphosa suspends police chief
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- 10:06
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In the last half hour South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed the country's police chief Fannie Masemola on suspension, following allegations that he violated rules governing the proper use of public funds. He appointed Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane as acting police commissioner. Masemola faces four counts of violating the public finance management act in relation a 360 million rand police contract.
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- UBA: Strong demand to drive pickup in T-bills activities
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- 6:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Traders at UBA say they expect activities in the treasury bills market to pick up on the back of strong demand from investors. Meanwhile, on the bond side, market is expected to show a range of sentiments. Fahad Aliu, Fixed Income Dealer at UBA, joins CNBC Africa for a market focus.
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- Africa Face to Face: A World in Flux — and Why the Moment is Africa's to Seize | Prof. Carlos Lopes
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- 26:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The rules that governed the global order for decades are being dismantled. Trade frameworks are fracturing, the dominance of the dollar is being questioned, and the old aid relationships no longer reflect the world as it is. For Professor Carlos Lopes — economist, former UN Under-Secretary-General, and one of Africa's foremost strategic thinkers — this moment of disruption is not a threat to the continent. It is an opening. He joins Africa: Face to Face to make the case that Africa has the resources, the people, and the capital to finance its own transformation. The window to act, strategically and on Africa’s own terms, is now.
