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      <video:title><![CDATA[Advancing sustainable health financing in Africa ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[As donor funding declines, African countries face mounting pressure to sustain their health systems even as demand for care rises. The big questions: how can governments boost efficiency, cut wastage, and build smarter partnerships with private players and innovators? Joining CNBC Africa is Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, CEO and President at VillageReach. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[CSIR drives AI innovation in South Africa]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Driving Africa’s growth through women's empowerment]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa is joined by Naledzani Mosomane, Head of Enterprise and Supplier Development at Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[France's Canal+ completes $2bn MultiChoice acquisition]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Google deepens Africa commitment with new connectivity & skills push ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Google has reaffirmed its nearly two-decade-long commitment to Africa with a new set of investments focused on connectivity, skills, and innovation. The tech giant is rolling out four new subsea cable connectivity hubs across Africa, launching a 9-million-dollar fund for universities and research institutions, and providing free one-year AI subscriptions for African students. Charles Murito, Director: Government Relations and Public Policy for sub-Saharan Africa at Google, joins CNBC Africa to unpack these developments.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Referendum: Counting underway as Guinea decides on new constitution ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[As we await the provisional results of the Guinea constitution referendum, analysts believe that the unrest that preceded the peaceful voting day may continue into December as the country prepares to transition into civilian rule. Vincent Rouget, Head of Political Risk, Africa at Control Risks joins CNBC Africa to discuss this and the outlook for the country’s future.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Masha: Nigeria's agricultural investments should focus on productivity]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[As Nigeria looks to attract as much as $3.14 billion in agricultural investment portfolio, CEO of Babban Gona, Kola Masha believes more attention should be paid to productivity, while creating a realistic access to credit for smallholder farmers. In a chat with CNBC Africa, Masha believes government spending needs to crowd in private sector players with additional capital if it aims to unlock the $1.39 billion in private sector commitments.]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7758550186123/s-p-assigns-b-b-sovereign-ratings-to-guinea-with-stable-outlook</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[S&P assigns B+/B sovereign ratings to Guinea with stable outlook ]]></video:title>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7758551194730/ethiopia-pm-picks-eyob-tekalign-tolina-as-governor-of-the-national-bank</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[ Ethiopia PM picks Eyob Tekalign Tolina as governor of the national bank]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Ethiopia has appointed Eyob Tekalign Tolina as the new Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), placing him at the forefront of the country’s monetary policy and financial sector leadership. Eyob a seasoned political economist and public servant with extensive experience in both domestic and international economic affairs will be setting the tone for the country which is aggressively opening up its markets for private sector led investments. To unpack this and much more, CNBC Africa’s Aby Agina spoke to Mered Fikireyohannes, Founder & CEO Pragma Investment Advisory.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[CSCS: Efficient & secure post-trade environment key to investor confidence]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The Head of Depository Services at CSCS, Babangida Yahaya, says an efficient, transparent, and secure post-trade environment is, and will continue to remain, a cornerstone of investor confidence. In a chat with CNBC Africa's Kenneth Igbomor, he highlights that market trends analyzed show that macroeconomic stability has been a key driver of activity in recent months, from GDP growth to FX liquidity and easing inflation as the firm reports 2.1 trillion naira worth of transactions in just four months.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Driving digital trade to save Africa $5bn in currency conversion trade costs]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[African nations can save up to $5 billion in foreign currency losses if countries embrace digital payment systems to bolster intra-regional trade. CNBC Africa’s Aby Agina spoke to Haytham El Maayergi, Executive Vice President at the Africa Import Export Bank for more.
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Choppies FY25 HEPS climbs 2.1%]]></video:title>
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