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      <video:title><![CDATA[Unlocking Africa’s energy potential]]></video:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Scaling South Africa’s digital economy ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities to grow the digital economy and improve business productivity. For South Africa, the challenge is turning that potential into real economic value and Telco Group Telkom says it is investing in digital infrastructure and innovation to support this shift. Joining CNBC Africa for more is Mmaki Jantjies, Group Executive: Innovation and Transformation, Telkom.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Building fiscal resilience for global economies]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The global economic outlook, monetary policy and the challenges facing emerging markets are once again under the spotlight as policymakers, central bankers and finance leaders gather in Bangkok for the IMF-World Bank meetings where they are discussing the state of the global economy. CNBC Africa Editor-in-Chief Godfrey Mutizwa spoke with Era Dabla-Norris, Deputy Director: Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Growth forecast: What will it take to double Nigeria's GDP to 8–10%?]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s growth outlook is improving with the International Monetary Fund revising its outlook for GDP growth to 4.2 per cent. With energy and food costs still posing risks and global uncertainty mounting, what structural reforms, investment and productivity gains would Nigeria need to double economic growth to 8–10%? Esili Eigbe, Director at ESCAP Management joins CNBC Africa for more on the prospects ahead.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Alexforbes’ Mandisa Zavala on Q4 asset allocation strategy]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[As we settle into the 4th quarter of 2026; investors are still digesting the catalysts that moved the markets in the 3rd quarter. Many of those, are centred around the Middle East war, that remains an overhang. To contextualise the investment landscape, through asset allocation and strategy, CNBC Africa is joined by Mandisa Zavala, Head of Asset Allocation at Alexforbes.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Will Dangote Refinery IPO drive ₦300trn nigeria equities market cap? ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reported a fourfold subscription of the Initial Public offer value, while extending the closing date of its share offer by two weeks to attract more African investors. Damilare Asimiyu, Group Head, Research at FSDH, joins CNBC Africa to discuss the impact this will have on the market capitalisation of the Nigerian equities market. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Onuegbu: Cybersecurity should be governed as a board-level business risk]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence is strengthening defence while enabling more scalable phishing, deepfakes and automated attacks. That’s the stance of Collins Onuegbu, Founder of Signal Alliance Technology Holding noting geopolitical tensions are influencing technology choices, cyber strategies and supply chains; and widening capability gaps are leaving smaller organisations and emerging markets more exposed. He joins CNBC Africa for more on the strategies to counter looming risks.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Analysts at Meristem Research say they expect the positive trend in the telecommunications industry to persist on the back of higher data demand and increased subscriber base. Felicia Awolope, Team Lead at Meristem Research, joins CNBC Africa for more insight into the near-term forecast. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Africa: The Big Deal: African startups see fewer cheques in 2026]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Africa’s start-up funding market is becoming increasingly concentrated, with fewer businesses securing funding and fewer investors writing cheques. According to the latest report from Africa: The Big Deal, 311 start-ups raised at least $100,000 in the first nine months of 2026, down 18 per cent year-on-year and the lowest level since tracking began in 2021. Meanwhile, deals worth $10 million or more accounted for 83 per cent of total funding, with exits continuing across the continent. Maxime Bayen, Co-Founder of Africa: The Big Deal, joins CNBC Africa to unpack the findings. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[African Energy Week is underway in Cape Town and the future of South Africa's offshore oil and gas industry back in the spotlight. While neighbouring Namibia advances its offshore exploration ambitions, South Africa continues to face regulatory delays, legal challenges and growing questions over investor confidence. CNBC Africa's Prudence Makhubalo spoke to Niall Kramer, National Spokesperson for the Offshore Petroleum Association of South Africa, about the country's ability to compete in the Orange Basin, and the economic potential of developing its offshore petroleum resources.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[AfDB Chief Economist Kevin Urama on Africa's economic outlook & capital mobilisation]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[On the side-lines of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke with Kevin Urama, Chief Economist and Vice President at the African Development Bank Group. He reflected on Africa's economic trajectory and strategic capital growth and shared updated macroeconomic forecasts showing continent-wide growth reaching 4.7 per cent by the end of 2026 despite global headwinds and the crisis in the Gulf region. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South African-led Stewards Inc. lists on Nasdaq]]></video:title>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Africa Energy Week is underway, with industry leaders and policymakers focusing on how to close Africa's energy investment gap and accelerate the continent's energy transition. CNBC Africa's Prudence Makhubalo was on the ground in Cape Town and she spoke to Yolanda Mabuto, Lead Secretariat, BRICS Energy Green Economy and Climate. ]]></video:description>
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