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      <video:description><![CDATA[Rwanda this Friday launched its national digital payment system, dubbed eKash, a platform expected to accelerate the country’s cashless transformation. CNBC Africa’s Ericks Shyaka spoke to Blaise Pascal Gasabira, CEO of RSwitch, the company powering the system.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Africa’s development architecture and capital flows]]></video:title>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[A clear and cautious recovery in consumer activity, that’s what Discovery Bank data showed on Black Friday spend. The impact of softer inflation and lower interest rates are showing up, in consumer spending power. Joining CNBC Africa to tap into the Discovery SpendTrend is David Leibowitz, Head of Technical Marketing at Discovery Bank.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa Inc. engages on Davos 2026 messaging]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Park Tau and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addressed the media on Davos 2026 messaging. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Australia’s Qantas expands South African network]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Australian airline Qantas has launched a new route, between Perth and Johannesburg. The inaugural flight charged into the skies yesterday. Joining CNBC Africa to unpack what this means for travel between the 2 regions and Qantas' expansion plans is Darsh Chapman, the Regional General Manager, for the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Qantas.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Zedcrest: 30% capital gains tax to reduce arbitrage between income & asset sales]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Analysts at Zedcrest expect the raise in capital gains tax from ten percent to thirty percent will reduce arbitrage between income and asset sales. In a breakdown of the 2026 Nigeria Macroeconomic Outlook, they expect the disinflation trend to continue dropping to 11 per cent while projecting the naira to trade around ₦1,400/$1 with potential appreciation toward ₦1,300/$ by December next year. Adeyemi Adenuga, Investment Research Analyst at Zedcrest joins CNBC Africa to unpack the outlook.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Stakeholders in Nigeria’s crypto ecosystem warn that new tax obligations, strict reporting rules and lingering regulatory uncertainty could push users away from licensed exchanges. However, the CEO of Luno Nigeria, Ayotunde Alabi, says taxation can help formalize crypto in Nigeria but only if it is supported by clear guidelines and usable tools. According to him, Nigeria should tax the crypto sector into the formal economy, not into the shadows. He joins CNBC Africa to discuss the impact of Nigeria’s evolving tax laws on its crypto ecosystem.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Lead poisoning: Will Nigeria beat the odds?]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The Nigerian Senate has directed the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to deploy emergency medical teams for free toxicology screening, and continuous treatment of children and adults in Ogijo, a border community between Lagos and Ogun state, which is being rattled by lead poisoning. The NCDC has also been mandated to do a detailed environmental remediation and contamination mapping exercise. Nnimmo Bassey, Executive Director at Health of Mother Earth Foundation joins CNBC Africa for more on strategies to further contain exposure levels.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Nigeria's data center market to reach $671mn by 2030]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Northcourt says it expects Nigeria's data center market to reach an estimated $671 million by 2030, with total sector investment crossing $2.94 billion from 2025-2030. Meanwhile, small to medium apartments are projected to outperform larger properties delivering 8-10 per cent rental yields. Ayo Ibaru, CEO of Northcourt joins CNBC Africa for a real estate market discussion. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, says the government’s focus is now on stimulating the economy for growth. Speaking to CNBC Africa at the Imo State Economic Summit, she explained that the budget is mostly going to be structured around capital, capital funding for infrastructure and for development. She also highlighted that states have faced challenges raising capital in the markets due to bond sizes and lack of liquidity, noting that new reforms aim to expand access to long-term financing that can unlock investment and support growth.

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      <video:description><![CDATA[On the final day of Rwanda Mining Week, and just hours after Rwanda and the DRC signed a new peace deal in Washington-one that introduces a regional economic integration framework, CNBC Africa’s Ridhima Shukla sat down with Alice Uwase, CEO of the Rwanda Mining and Petroleum Board to discuss what this new framework holds both governments accountable to, how its pillars aim to stabilise peace and unlock investment, and what the deal could mean for Rwanda–US bilateral mineral cooperation.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Rwanda-DRC peace deal: Implications & opportunities for Great Lakes Region]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[CNBC Africa’s Ridhima Shukla unpacks the regional economic implications of the recently signed peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa's SPAR FY25 HEPS down 8.9%]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[OECD warns tariffs & AI to test global economic resilience ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The global economy is performing far better than expected, despite rising trade tensions, surging tariffs and renewed uncertainty. In its latest outlook, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development projects growth of about 3.2 per cent this year, easing to 2.9 per cent in 2026 before recovering in 2027. But that resilience comes with caution, as escalating tariffs and uncertainty around AI-driven investment could still undermine momentum. CNBC Africa is joined by Donald Mackay, Director, XA Global Trade Advisors.]]></video:description>
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