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Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says African countries must adopt specialisation in trade to avoid trading the same goods and services under the African Continental Free Trade Area. 

Okonjo-Iweala: Africa needs to adopt trade specialisation

Praise Ihansekhien, Team Lead at Meristem Research, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion. 

Meristem: How naira depreciation impacts companies

Nigeria’s Power Ministry plans to increase power generation in the country to about 6500 megawatts in the next 6 months. 

How realistic is Nigeria’s 6500mw power generation target in 6 months?

The downward trend continued for Ghana Inflation in the month of February as headline inflation receded by 30-basis-points to 23.2 per cent. Kweku Arkoh-Koomson, Economic Analyst at Data Bank joins CNBC Africa to discuss this and more.

Ghana February inflation recedes by 30bps to 23.2% 

With Ghana’s finance ministry warning that the country could lose $3.8 billion in aid if the anti LGBTQ bill becomes a law, the president says he’ll hold off assenting to the bill until the Supreme Court rules on its constitutionality. 

Can Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill freeze foreign aid?

Analysts say full year earnings of listed companies is driving the bullish sentiments seen at the Ghana Stock Exchange and the BRVM market. Benjamin Boachie, the Chief Economist at Secondstax, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.

FY’23 results drive positive momentum in Ghana, BRVM markets

Oluwasoga Oni, CEO of MDaaS Global says the $3 million Pre-Series A round secured by the healthtech company will help in revolutionizing healthcare delivery across Africa. 

Transforming healthcare access in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has threatened to sanction electricity distribution companies with license revocation over power outages despite a recent increase in generation to over 4000 Mega Watts. 

Addressing Nigeria’s electricity blackout

Gold prices hovered around $2,100 level this week as the market eyes interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve. 

Will gold sustain new highs?

Nigeria’s vice President Kashim Shettima says the government’s ongoing reforms will soon guarantee a future for the country. He adds that the decisions taken so far will provide strategic investments to fortify the economy. 

Are Nigeria’s reforms driving market stability?

Following Transcorp Power’s listing on the Nigerian Exchange this week, the share price has increased over 30 per cent in the last three days. 

Will more power firms list on NGX?

The International Monetary Fund says Nigeria needs to address rising food insecurity as about 8 per cent of Nigerians are food insecure. 

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