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      <video:title><![CDATA[SBM: Nigeria’s fiscal outlook at a crossroad ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Analysts at SBM Intelligence say Nigeria is at a crossroads as the country's 2026 budget reflects a widening gap between rising public spending and fragile revenue structures. They note that the trend raises important questions about sustainability as current path reflects ambition but also vulnerability. Ikemesit Effiong, Managing Partner at SBM Intelligence, joins CNBC Africa to unpack these developments. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Positioning South Africa's Northern Cape as a new industrial growth frontier]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The Northern Cape Province is hosting its inaugural Investment and Jobs Conference. The province has a target of creating over 60,000 new jobs over the next three years, and aims to position itself as a new industrial growth frontier. Here is more from the Premier Dr Zamani Saul. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[The Middle East conflict's ripple effect: African fertiliser, fuel & fiscal stability]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Understanding South Africa’s AI, digital policy landscape]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[CNBC Africa is joined by Justin Basini, Co-founder and CEO of ClearScore for this discussion.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Airports Company South Africa says jet fuel supplies 'sufficient']]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[CNBC Africa is joined by Aaron Munetsi, CEO, Airline Association of Southern Africa to discuss South Africa's current fuel supply issues brought on by the Iran war and its impact on the aviation industry.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa’s labour law dynamics ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[CNBC Africa is joined by Nkosinathi Mahlangu, Youth Employment Specialist, Momentum Group Foundation.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Gulf tensions: IMF, World Bank & IEA signal joint response ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The world’s top economic and energy institutions are closing ranks. The International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and International Energy Agency say they’re stepping up coordination as the fallout from the Middle East conflict deepens. In a joint statement, the three bodies say teams are now working hand-in-hand to deploy policy advice and financial support to the countries hit hardest. They warn that the shock to energy markets and the broader global economy remains highly uncertain, and say they will continue to closely track developments while aligning their response. ]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7776166971106/novitske-investors-need-to-start-treating-ai-as-a-layer</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Novitske: Investors need to start treating AI as a layer]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[With the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in human management space and automation, Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22, believes venture capitalists should stop treating AI as a vertical and start treating it as a layer in their investment journey, while noting that focus should be on the underlying structure that technology cannot easily replace. She joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7776167574794/what-wadagni-win-signals-for-benin-elections</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[What Wadagni win signals for Benin elections]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Provisional results from Benin's electoral commission show Romuald Wadagni in pole position to become the country's next president after garnering ⁠over 94 per cent of votes from the 90 per cent of votes ⁠counted. CEO of Pangea Risk, Robert Besseling believes the victory will ensure policy continuity, sustained focus on investor-friendly reforms, enhanced fiscal discipline. He joins CNBC Africa to discuss the outcomes of the election from a socio-political and economic standpoint. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Yusuf: Revamping local refineries crucial for Nigeria’s energy sufficiency ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The Director for the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf is urging the Nigerian government to provide policy incentives to support more refineries to spring up in the country, while noting the impact of the Dangote Refinery on the economy. He stresses that the addressing structural challenges in the agricultural sector will help mitigate the importation of food. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:publication_date>2026-04-14T14:29:09.358Z</video:publication_date>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7776175434550/fitch-affirms-nigeria-at-b-outlook-stable</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Fitch affirms Nigeria AT 'B', outlook stable ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings has affirmed Nigeria's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at 'B' with a Stable Outlook. In its report for Nigeria, the ratings agency expects growth momentum to be sustained, building on the reforms introduced in 2023. Gaimin Nonyane, Director at Fitch Ratings, joins CNBC Africa to unpack the report. ]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7776176656584/nigeria-targets-upper-middle-income-country-status-by-2050</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Nigeria targets upper middle-income country status by 2050]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria is finalising plans for the completion of its Mid-Term National Development Plan 2026–2030 as it aims to set in motion, action plans to move the country to an upper middle-income country by 2050. Bongo Adi, Professor of Economics at Lagos Business School, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7776179444962/imf-cuts-global-growth-forecasts-on-iran-war</loc>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[IMF cuts global growth forecasts on Iran war ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Just as global economies were starting to track a solid growth path, we encountered another spanner in the works. The war between the United States, Israel and Iran; has upended the energy market. Amid all of this, as part of its Spring Meetings; the International Monetary Fund has released its April 2026 World Economic Outlook. Deniz Igan, Division Chief of Research, at the IMF joins CNBC Africa for more. ]]></video:description>
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    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7776182059226/south-africa-s-farm-sector-hit-by-iran-war-costs</loc>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[South Africa's agricultural growth momentum is under threat. Not only from the disruption in the energy market; but from a surge in input costs. A major component of the input costs, is fertilizer; where South Africa relies, mostly on imports. Ellen Matsei, Director of Statistics & Economic Analysis at the Department of Agriculture South Africa and Loffie Brandt, Sector Executive for Agriculture at Absa AgriBusiness join CNBC Africa for this discussion. ]]></video:description>
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