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Innovation plays a vital role in advancing last-mile rural electrification through decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions, offering transformative opportunities to expand energy access in remote regions. 

Last-mile rural electrification with decentralised renewable energy 

Joining CNBC Africa for more is Musenge Komeki, Head of Sales in the Global Markets Division at Stanbic Bank Zambia.

Zambia records highest inflation since December 2021

CNBC Africa is joined by Michael Bolliger, Chief Investment Officer: Emerging Markets, UBS Global Wealth Management for this discussion. 

Markets pricing Trump victory 

CNBC Africa’s Keamogetswe Mosepele spoke to Lonkhokhela Dlamini, Minister of Natural Resources and Energy, Kingdom of Eswatini.

Eswatini plans to develop mines to facilitate economic development 

Sappi CEO, Steve Binnie spoke with CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa to unpack the numbers.

Sappi’s Q4’24 HEPS slump 98%

Safaricom’s 2024 half-year earnings fell 17 per cent to 28.1 billion shillings as currency volatility hit the telco’s Ethiopia subsidiary. 

Safaricom half-year earnings fall by 17% to Ksh28bn

Prime Energy Plc has successfully raised 9.58 billion Rwandan francs in its debut green bond issuance, exceeding its 9.5 billion target. 

Rwanda's Prime Energy lists first green bond on bourse

Africa’s banking sector remains resilient in the face adversity with the sector registering solid growth majorly driven by growth in the fintech space. 

EIB report: Fintech companies in Africa triple in 2024

Unlike the 30 per cent trading amongst European Union countries. Africa only trades about three per cent, which according to Johnny Hansen, a Credit Committee Member at Africa Global Trade Finance shows the need to integrate further. 

Hansen: Africa needs political will to boost trade integration 

The Lagos State Government is inviting bids from investors, independent power producers and energy solution companies to submit bids for the establishment of 4000MW gas-fired power plants. 

Lagos calls for bids for 4000mw gas-fired plants 

African leaders have sent congratulatory messages to President-elect Donald Trump on winning the U.S. election. Will Africa be a priority for the second Trump administration? Morris Reid, a Partner at Actum LLC, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.

What Trump victory means for U.S. - Africa engagement

FBN Holdings plans to reach a capital base of about 750 billion naira by the first quarter of 2025. 

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