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Uganda's economy is expected to contract after the Government announced budget cuts that could see domestic spending trimmed as borrowing soars to 1.09 billion to plug the budget deficit for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. 

Uganda to cut spending, domestic borrowing in 2025-2026 fiscal year

Nigeria needs to stay its reforms course for the next 10 to fifteen years to achieve economic transformation. 

Gill: Nigeria needs to stay reforms course for next 10-15 years

40 per cent of Nigerians currently have access to over 20 hours of electricity.

Improving power supply in Nigeria

Nigeria’s oil production fell 27,000 barrels month-on-month to 1.32 million barrels per day in September this year. Can Nigeria meet OPEC+ quota this year? 

Will Nigeria meet 2024 OPEC quota?

Rwanda has overtaken Kenya to become the second top destination for conferencing and business meetings in Africa as the country continues to increase investment in infrastructure and ease the cost of doing business. 

Rwanda’s booming hospitality sector

Rwanda's tea exports have increased with support of the government in advanced techniques to maintain the highest quality of tea in the region and on the global market. 

Agriculture Minister Eric Rwigamba on the future of Rwanda’s tea industry

Nigeria’s inflation rose for the first time in three months by 55 basis points to 32.7 per cent in September. Food inflation rose to 37.7 per cent while core inflation stood at 27.43 per cent. 

Will Nigeria achieve its inflation target?

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso says the policies of the apex bank are putting the country on the right path. 

Cardoso: CBN policies putting Nigeria on the right path

CNBC Africa is joined by Ayhan Kose, Deputy Chief Economist of the World Bank for this discussion. 

World Bank: Debt peaks, vulnerability soars to 2006 levels

Paul Byrne, Head of Data Insights & Customer Success at Pnet joins CNBC Africa for this conversation. 

Pnet: Hiring activity dips 11% in August

Joining CNBC Africa to unpack the South African Food Security Index 2024 is Sanjeev Raghubir, Chief Sustainability Officer at Shoprite.  

Unpacking SA’s 2024 Food Security Index

Tanzania's economy shows resilience, with the Bank of Tanzania holding the repo rate at 6 per cent and inflation steady at 3.1 per cent, within the 5 per cent target. 

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