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Africa50 has assumed operations of the Senegambia Bridge after disbursing the first tranche of $15.5 million of a $100 million Asset Recycling programme with the Government of The Gambia. 

Senegambia Bridge: Africa50 completes $100mn asset recycling programme

The CEO of CFG Advisory, Tilewa Adebajo says Nigeria’s problem is money supply growth citing concerns around the 100 percent increase to 107 trillion naira by August this year and its correlation to the spike in inflation. 

CFG Advisory: Nigeria’s problem is money supply growth

The Senior Manager, Intra-African Trade Initiative of the Afreximbank, Temwa Gondwe says the increase of CANEX funding to $2 billion reflects the strength of the bank’s pipeline and market opportunities. 

Gondwe: $2bn Canex funding reflects strength of pipeline, market opportunities

American Actor, Boris Kodjoe says it is important to change perceptions around Africa’s Creative industry and see the sector as a huge economic driver. 

Kodjoe: It’s important to see Africa’s creative industry as economic driver

Nigeria’s food inflation rose 7.13 per cent year-on-year to 37.7 per cent in September this year driven by price increases in staple foods. Will this year’s harvests ease food price pressures amid current macro shocks. 

Will 2024 harvest ease food price pressure?

Afreximbank is increasing its funding to the Creative Africa Nexus programme from $1 billion to $2 billion for the next three years to support Africa's Creative industry. 

Afreximbank raises Canex funding to $2bn

The Chairman and CEO of Genesis Energy, Akinwole Omoboriowo says opportunities lie in the commercialization of gas to democratize electricity supply to the last mile in Nigeria.

Omoboriowo: Gas commercialisation to democratise power supply in Nigeria

Stakeholders are calling on the Nigerian government to adopt prudent fiscal policy measures and create a business environment that promotes non-oil export growth and competitiveness. 

Can Nigeria sustain non-oil export trajectory in Q4’24?

The Creative Director for Kalivanra Consulting, Moulika Varango says African needs to strengthen its offering in the fashion industry to remain relevant on the global front. 

Varango: Africa’s fashion array needs to be stronger, global

The Chairman of Flour Mills of Nigeria, John Coumantaros says the plan to invest one billion dollars for its production facility in Nigeria is driven by the need to put its businesses in proper protocols while attracting the capital. 

Coumantaros: Flour Mills of Nigeria plans $1bn investment in Nigeria

Analysts at Norrenberger Securities say rising inflation and the CBN’s contractionary policies have driven yields higher in the fixed-income market, leading investors to shift capital from equities to safer instruments. 

Norrenberger: Investors shift capital from equities to safer instruments


The Co-Founder of Fan Studios, Femi Oyeniran says building the right infrastructure is necessary to attract big productions to Africa. 

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