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<p>Traders at Access Bank expect a further weakening of the naira against the US Dollar if demand pressures persist. Meanwhile, total subscription from this week’s OMO auction reached 1.8 trillion naira with 1.67trn allotted across the 355-day and 362-day tenors. Given the liquidity drain from the OMO auction debit, the market is expected to keep calm. Ibukun Omojufehinsi, Treasury Team Member at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.</p>


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Access: Liquidity drain from OMO auction debit to keep market calm

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<p>This episode explores how the Kigali Golf &#038; Resort Villas redefine luxury living, highlighting the facility’s world-class golfing experience, elegant residences, and the economic opportunities it presents — from tourism to real estate investment —showcasing Kigali’s emergence as a premier destination for lifestyle and business.</p>


Kigali Golf & Resort Villas: A Hub for Luxury & Investment

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<p>This episode unpacks how the African Continental Free Trade Agreement is set to drive investment and accelerate SME growth within the continent’s value chains. Live from the Africa Business Forum 2025, we explore key opportunities, challenges, and strategies shaping Africa’s economic future.</p>


Africa Business Forum 2025: AfCFTA & Africa’s Investment Boom

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<p>The 5th Finance in Common Summit unites global leaders, public development banks, and the private sector to reimagine and reshape sustainable finance. This Focus On will bring some key voices from the event to elaborate on current the challenges and the best way forwards to take the charge for sustainable growth.</p>


Focus On: Finance in Common Summit: Fostering Multilateralism and Global Cooperation

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<p>As digital payments surge, so does the need for stronger security and seamless transactions. This Focus On explores the evolving risk landscape, fraud prevention strategies, and Visa’s role in shaping the future of payments.</p>


VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

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<p>South Africa&#8217;s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey brings promising news: the national unemployment rate has dropped to 31.9 per cent, with youth unemployment also on the decline. This positive trend is partly driven by the thriving township economy, which is fostering entrepreneurship and innovation.<br />
On this episode of Africa Side Hustle, we&#8217;re diving into the vibrant world of side hustles in South Africa&#8217;s townships. We&#8217;ll explore the opportunities, challenges, and success stories that are shaping this dynamic sector. CNBC Africa’s Prudence Makhubalo spoke to Bulelani Balabala, founder of the Township Entrepreneurs Alliance and CEO of Intercessor Army Franchising and Ndumiso Zulu, CEO of Masisizane Fund.</p>


Africa Side Hustle: South Africa’s billion-rand township opportunity

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<p>In this episode of State of Africa, we explore how the private sector and financial institutions can achieve positive change by investing in forcibly displaced and host communities. Solutions and opportunities present immense potential for Africa’s growth.</p>


State of Africa: The role of private sector in uplifting forcibly displaced & host communities

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<p>Africa is one of the global regions and continents reported to have a learning crisis. According to the World Bank’s more countries eager to deploy technology to promote learning. This Episode of EdTech Monday will look at best ways to align policies across education, ICT, and finance sectors for EdTech adoption.</p>


EdTech Monday: Harmonizing Cross-Sector Policy for EdTech Adoption

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<p>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.</p>


Africa Business Weekly: Senegal’s Amadou Hott pitches for AfDB presidency

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<p>This panel explores how digital tools, AI, and automation are transforming livestock, pharmaceuticals, and Agri-parks. Experts discuss blockchain, cold chain logistics, and Africa’s critical minerals for green industrialization, highlighting SME access to technology, upskilling, and innovation ecosystems.</p>


Focus On: Technological Transformation & Innovation in Africa’s Livestock, Pharma & Agri-Parks

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<p>As full year 2024 results trickle in from listed companies on the Nigerian exchange, Muktar Mohammed, an Analyst at Assar Investment, believes the manufacturing, conglomerate, and brewing sectors will continue to post strong gains at the end of the first quarter of this year on the back of sustained interest by investors. He joins  CNBC Africa for a market discussion.</p>


FY’24 results trickle in

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s three tiers of government – the Federal, state, and Local Government councils have shared a total of 1.7 trillion naira in Federation Account revenue for January 2025. Meanwhile, traders at Access Bank believe the FAAC allocation will boost liquidity level in the treasury bills market as yields continue to decline. Anthony Aigbokhan, a Treasury Team member at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


Nigeria’s FAAC shares 1.7trn revenue in January

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<p>Kigali is making waves as Africa’s next entertainment hub-From star-studded concerts like Move Afrika featuring global icons like John Legend to major events like the Trace Awards and Giants of Africa, Rwanda’s capital is setting the stage for a thriving creative industry.</p>


Kigali: The rising entertainment capital of the region


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<p>Former African Development Bank Senior Vice President Swazi Tshabalala says she is ready to help transform Africa by prioritising infrastructure development and a greater role for the continent’s private sector if she is elected president next May.</p>



<p>South African Tshabalala is the only woman among the five candidates vying to lead the only financial institution rated triple AAA by the three major rating agencies. She is competing against Zambia’s Samuel Maimbo, Senegal’s Amadou Hott, Mauritania’s Sidi OuldTah and Chad’s Abbas Mahamat Tolli.</p>



<p>“Swazi Tshabalala is an exceptional leader with a proven track record in finance, infrastructure, and economic development,’’ South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said in a statement backing her candidacy. ‘’Her extensive experience at the African Development Bank and beyond makes her the ideal candidate to lead the institution into a new era of financial resilience and impact-driven growth.’’</p>



<p>Africa’s premier finance institution elects a new President on May 29 replacing Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina who completes his 10-year term later in the year. Under Adesina, the AfDB championed Africa’s agriculture as a unique investment opportunity and last month launched an $8 billion World Bank-backed drive to provide power to 300 million Africans.</p>



<p>Tshabalala had been with the AfDB since 2018, rising to the position of Senior Vice President from 2021. Before that she held leadership roles at Old Mutual Employee Benefits, Standard Bank Group and Transnet, South Africa’s transport parastatal. From 2006 to 2014, she served as the CEO of the Industrial Development Group.</p>



<p>&#8220;Africa stands at a pivotal moment, and the African Development Bank must rise to meet the continent’s ambitions with bold, strategic action,’’ Tshabalalala said in a statement. ‘’My vision is to build a financially strong, results-driven AfDB that prioritises infrastructure, expands innovative financing solutions, and strengthens partnerships to unlock Africa’s full economic potential.’’</p>



<p>To win the AfDB presidency, a candidate needs a majority vote of both the African shareholders, who own 60 percent of the bank, and non-African shareholders referred to as non-regional members, who hold the rest.</p>



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South Africa’s Tshabalala declares African Development Bank president candidacy

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<p>In the month of International Women&#8217;s day, we put the spotlight on initiatives to empower and support women-led businesses. We found out how digital payments can enhance financial inclusion and what struggles women still face today to set up their businesses.</p>


Focus On: How She’s Next Initiative is empowering women-led businesses in South Africa

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<p>Accra takes centre stage for the third Africa Prosperity Dialogues as High-Level Heads of State and Business Leaders’ Dialogue ways to deliver Africa’s Single Market through Infrastructure: Invest. Connect. Integrate. CNBC Africa brings you highlights from the three-day event.</p>


Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025: Highlights Special

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<p>Nigeria’s equities market is extending its bearish run with the All Share Index dropping almost half a percentage point with stocks such as Oando, Daar Communications and Cornerstone driving the decline. Ameerat Adamu, Investment Research Analyst at ARM Securities joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.</p>


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Access: Liquidity drain from OMO auction debit to keep market calm

Kigali Golf & Resort Villas: A Hub for Luxury & Investment

Africa Business Forum 2025: AfCFTA & Africa’s Investment Boom

Focus On: Finance in Common Summit: Fostering Multilateralism and Global Cooperation

VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

Africa Side Hustle: South Africa’s billion-rand township opportunity

State of Africa: The role of private sector in uplifting forcibly displaced & host communities

EdTech Monday: Harmonizing Cross-Sector Policy for EdTech Adoption

Africa Business Weekly: Senegal’s Amadou Hott pitches for AfDB presidency

Focus On: Technological Transformation & Innovation in Africa’s Livestock, Pharma & Agri-Parks

FY’24 results trickle in

Nigeria’s FAAC shares 1.7trn revenue in January

Kigali: The rising entertainment capital of the region

South Africa’s Tshabalala declares African Development Bank president candidacy

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Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025: Highlights Special

Will Nigeria’s equities recover from bear run?

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Access: Liquidity drain from OMO auction debit to keep market calm

Kigali Golf & Resort Villas: A Hub for Luxury & Investment

Africa Business Forum 2025: AfCFTA & Africa’s Investment Boom

Focus On: Finance in Common Summit: Fostering Multilateralism and Global Cooperation

VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

Africa Side Hustle: South Africa’s billion-rand township opportunity

State of Africa: The role of private sector in uplifting forcibly displaced & host communities

EdTech Monday: Harmonizing Cross-Sector Policy for EdTech Adoption

Africa Business Weekly: Senegal’s Amadou Hott pitches for AfDB presidency

Focus On: Technological Transformation & Innovation in Africa’s Livestock, Pharma & Agri-Parks

FY’24 results trickle in

Nigeria’s FAAC shares 1.7trn revenue in January

Kigali: The rising entertainment capital of the region

South Africa’s Tshabalala declares African Development Bank president candidacy

Focus On: How She’s Next Initiative is empowering women-led businesses in South Africa

Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025: Highlights Special

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