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Gold prices edge lower hitting a pause after this week’s rally as traders await more U.S. economic cues as escalating tensions in the Middle East bolster the metal's appeal as a haven. 

Will gold sustain price rally?

Nigeria has gazetted its new regulations on withholding tax which reduces and grants full exemptions from withholding tax to businesses, including SMEs with annual turnover not exceeding 25 million naira.

Nigeria gazettes witholding tax regulations

India has lifted the ban on the export of non-Basmati white rice more than a year after it blocked overseas sales. 

How India's lifting of rice export curbs impacts Nigeria 

Ghana’s consumer inflation rose 110 basis points to 21.5 per cent in September driven by higher food prices after slowing five consecutive months. 

Will Ghana reverse September inflation spike?

The Strategy Leader for West Africa at Safrik Investment Group, Vincent Nwani believes while Nigeria seems to be within the tolerable debt threshold for now, its debt to GDP ratio is fast tracking toward 100 per cent mark by 2030. 

Nwani: Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP likely to hit 100% by 2030

As South Sudan navigates its current economic challenges, including a significant oil production shock and high inflation rates, CNBC Africa unpacks the IMF's assessment of the country's economic situation and the path forward. 

Unpacking IMF's South Sudan visit

The 2024 Joburg Indaba, now in its 12th year, is taking place at the Inanda Club in Sandton. 

Expanding business horizons in African mining

Exploring the far-reaching implications of the BRICS climate pact, Ignacio Carreras, Associate Director at AMEA Power, joins CNBC Africa to offer his expert analysis on the pact's potential to democratize green markets. 

BRICS advance common carbon market plans

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is experiencing a transformative moment, powering the phenomenal run-in markets. With a great deal of activity bubbling below the radar, do the investment opportunities transcend of a small group of names? 

Schroders: Over $73bn invested in generative AI since 2015

In a recent trading update wholesale retailer Spar says its sales performance has been weaker than expected. 

Spar H1 operating profit flat at R1.6bn

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated the Lemi National  Cement Factory, this is the largest  cement factory in Ethiopia. 

Ethiopia opens $600 mn Lemi National Cement plant

Christopher Legilisho, Economist, Standard Bank Group joins CNBC Africa to find out the factors behind Kenya's slowing economic growth in the second quarter of 2024 and the impact of key sectors on the country's overall performance.

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