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      <video:description><![CDATA[The dialogue surrounding Africa's economic future is shifting from fragmented national interests toward a unified continental balance sheet. At the Africa Forward Summit, CNBC Africa spoke with Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the Non-Executive Chairman of Access Holdings.
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Inkomoko reports on year of growth]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[The Africa-Asia investment flow]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[ Octodec reports 11.1% rise in HY26 dips]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South African unemployment up 3.8% in Q1]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The numbers are in and they make for difficult reading. South Africa's unemployment rate has climbed to 32.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 — up 1.3 percentage points from the final quarter of last year. That means 301,000 more South Africans are without work. Over 345,000 jobs were lost in the quarter across seven of ten industries — with community and social services, construction and transport taking the hardest hits. The only bright spots: manufacturing, mining and agriculture, where employment ticked up. CNBC Africa is joined by Frank Blackmore, Lead Economist, KPMG.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Ghana plans to tap domestic investors for $1 billion in cedi-denominated bonds to secure cocoa supply and reduce reliance on foreign lenders. Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer at Kleos Advisory joins CNBC Africa for more on this move and other developments shaping the global cocoa market.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Europe-Africa’s $1 trillion opportunity ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[One trillion dollars. That is not a projection from an optimistic think tank, that is the number Boston Consulting Group is putting on the table for what trade between Africa and Europe could be worth over the next decade. BCG has released a new report, Africa Unleashed, ahead of the Africa CEO Forum, and it is one of the most concrete, blueprint-level documents to land on this story in years. CNBC Africa is joined by Patrick Dupoux, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group...Patrick, how is Africa fairing in positioning itself historically, and for the future.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Ghana to pilot digital trade corridor with Rwanda, Zambia]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Ghana gets set to work with Rwanda, Zambia and other partners to pilot a continental digital trade corridor. According to the Vice President, the pilot will focus on areas such as mobile money interoperability, mutual recognition of digital identity for cross-border KYC processes and harmonised electronic invoicing systems. Ken Ife, Lead Consultant, Industry and Private Sector Development at ECOWAS Commission joins CNBC Africa for more on the road ahead.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[KDI: 28 States in Nigeria show low democratic performance]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Most Nigerian states continue to record low democratic performance, pointing to deep structural constraints across governance systems nationwide. That's according to a new Democracy Performance Index by the Kimpact Development Initiative which shows only six states achieved moderate democratic performance, while no state met the threshold for high democratic performance. Bukola Idowu, Team Lead at Kimpact Development Initiative joins CNBC Africa to unpack the findings and discuss how greater inclusion of women and young people in governance and executive leadership could shape Nigeria’s democratic future.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows external reserves dropped about $855 million in five weeks to $48.33 billion as of the seventh of this month. Dipo Ajayi, Head of Fixed Income and FX at Chapel Hill Denham joins CNBC Africa for more updates in the Fixed Income and FX market.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[One of the certainties of life is that seasons change. And the Southern African agricultural sector is bracing for a change; from the rainy El Nina, to the drought conditions of El Nino. This presents a risk to production and consequently inflation, in the 2026–27 summer crop season. Joining CNBC Africa for more detail; is Casey Sprake, Market Strategist at AG Capital.]]></video:description>
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