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<p>From innovative SMEs to global corporations, Dubai is ideally located to be the centre for global trade. Dubai Chambers President and CEO, Mohammed Ali Rashed Lootah highlights the government&#8217;s D33 Agenda and where Africa lies.</p>


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Eye on Dubai EP8: Africa’s position in Dubai’s D33 expansion plan

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<p>His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum highlighted the importance of implemented plans and policies aimed at facilitating sustainable food production through the utilisation of technology and innovative approaches. Look into Dubai&#8217;s food sector and how companies are implementing greener supply chains.</p>


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<p>The United Arab Emirates has been the fourth-largest investor in Africa over the past 10 years. Investment from the UAE to Africa hit nearly $60 billion over the decade. Explore the growing intrigue around African investment firms and how Dubai is the ideal headquarters to set base.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP6: The rise of African investments

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<p>Women-focused initiatives in Africa is seeing a growing demand especially with the post-recovery period of the pandemic. This conversation looks at the creation and management of a women driven Dubai social enterprise, and how they are enabling skills development as well as full-time job opportunities for women in developing countries.</p>


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<p>The United Arab Emirates is the second-largest market for iron and steel in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, accounting for approximately 25 per cent of the total market. Their iron and steel market is expected to grow at a compound and annual growth rate of 5.7 per cent during the forecast period of 2021-2026. On this episode of Eye on Dubai, CNBC Africa’s Zanele Morrison speaks with Bharat Bhatia, Founder and CEO of Conares, on how Conares has solidified itself as a main contender in this rising market.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP4: UAE Iron and Steel Industry

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<p>Media has an outsized role to play in tackling climate change. Consequently, industry leaders are tasked with the all-important role of providing both accurate and engaging information to ensure media platforms are constructively enhancing the policy dialogue and countering the phenomenon of misinformation.</p>


Cop28: The Role of Media in Climate Change

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<p>Welcome to another edition of CNBC Africa&#8217;s all-new AI dedicated segment that keeps its finger on the pulse of continent-wide news that matters. Every week, we&#8217;ll dive into the latest headlines and speak to market innovators about all thing&#8217;s tech-driven across Africa.  This week we speak to Charity Wayua, Director at IBM Research Africa on COP 28 and how artificial intelligence can lead the charge in addressing climate change.</p>


AI Africa: AI’s role in supercharging Cop28

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<p>Dubai saw 12.40 million international visitors in 2023 alone. In 2022, the contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE&#8217;s GDP was nearly AED167 billion which is equivalent to 9 per cent of the total GDP. Explore Dubai&#8217;s tourism economy and why this Emirate continues to grow in yearly visitors.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP3: Opportunities and trends for African tourism in Dubai

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<p>One of the largest revenue-generating food sectors in the UAE is the dairy sector, and they are now concerned about introducing quality, local products to the Gulf market. To achieve this, government is expanding production capacities to reduce its import dependency of dairy products. Sankha Biswas, CEO of Nutridor, talks to Zanele Morrison on what Nutridor is doing to contribute to the localization of this sector.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP2: Dubai’s Local Manufacturing Mission

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<p>One of the largest revenue-generating food sectors in the United Arab Emirates is the dairy sector, and they are now concerned about introducing quality, local products to the Gulf market. To achieve this, government is expanding production capacities to reduce its import dependency of dairy products.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP1: Dubai’s Business Opportunities & Outlook

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<p>The United Arab Emirates&#8217; DP World announced its offer of 12.7 billion rand in cash for South Africa&#8217;s Imperial Holdings. The offer represents a 39.5 per cent premium on Imperial&#8217;s closing price on the JSE yesterday. Imperial Logistics CEO,  Mohammed Akoojee spoke with CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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<p>I was privileged to join the Hogan Lovell conference on Championing Africa in July. An important discussion was around creating a positive environment during crisis and some very inspirational ideas were exchanged. True leadership is continuing to do exceptional things even during challenging times.</p>



<p>Everyone is dealing with similar challenges today; what makes a prodigious leader who is able to manage through fear unknown to our times?<br>There are some countries that have walked the talk and none better than the UAE that has been our home for the last 31 years. The region has seen the worst crisis with oil prices flirting at the lowest in a decade,tourism coming to a standstill, EXPO 2020 and a host of other conferences being postponed, the airline industry being annihilated and a massive exodus of expatriates resulting from job losses.</p>



<p> The initial response caused by uncertainty was no different than in all other parts of the world; the fear of the unknown was evident in the decision making. The gloom from Europe and the US gave cause to get into a huddle to find short term solutions mainly to slow down the spread of the pandemic. </p>



<p>The initial shut downs followed by the easing of restrictions, brought back a sense of relief and confidence but more than anything there were several factors that gave citizens comforted.<br>The first was the visibility of the leaders. From time immemorial, soldiers on the battlefield fought relentlessly as long as saw their flag flying; it gave them hope. In today’s context, this confidence comes from leaders who have the fortitude to stand before their people and give them an accurate picture of the crisis; the good and the bad.</p>



<p>The UAE leadership kept everyone updated regarding the healthcare facilities and challenges, causes for the spread but more importantly the tangible steps being taken to address the pandemic.</p>



<p><br>The second was the integrity of the community in general. The UAE is the unprejudiced home to 150 nationalities and a melting pot of cultures. It was overwhelming to see people help each other in small but meaningful ways. The governance in the country was strengthened to a point where predatory or mercenary conduct was completely nonexistent; there have been no examples of covidpreneurs or carpetbaggers during this period. There is nothing worse than witnessing the soulless profiteering from the misfortune of others.</p>



<p><br>The third was in catalyzing community activities and fund raisers to help the needy. Campaigns requesting contributions of US$ 2 per meal were initiated to provide millions of food packets to the needy. These not only helped people that were suffering, but the orders were placed with small business owners who could provide the food packets at a time when restaurants were closed. The government does not have the resources to meet every need of its constituents but act as a catalyst to bring stakeholders together and<br>achieve multidimensional results.</p>



<p><br>The fourth was the celebration of stories of personal sacrifice and selflessness, initiatives of the public and private sector and the announcement of new initiatives and projects. At every opportunity, the government recognized citizens who had helped others, the sacrifice of healthcare workers, the police department and many other stakeholders. It regularly announced the infrastructure and healthcare plans that were being prepared and the resources being deployed in dealing with the pandemic. Being an economically developed nation, the UAE has also assisted countries as far away as Brazil and has received <br>the appreciation from global leaders. Additionally, as some projects and activities (EXPO 2020) were being delayed, the country announced and celebrated the launch of Orbiter Hope, its Mars Mission, on 19th July 2020 and its nuclear energy project that would supplement the energy needs of the country.</p>



<p><br>The fifth example was in finding opportunities in the crisis. Other than ensuring that the services including judicial and immigration remained uninterrupted there was an effort from the government to ensure that it stayed alert to the changing environment and adapted to the needs of the present. The situation in March was very different and armed with the knowledge of what worked and what didn’t the government took bold decisions to manage some of its crisis sectors.</p>



<p> The badly hit Emirates and Etihad airlines remained open for business by taking stranded passengers from different parts of the world and rather<br>than focus on the crisis and layoffs, the only messaging was on the various initiatives that were being taken and the routes being opened. Similarly, the country will now play host to the annual Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament which is a star studded tournament usually held every year in India. This will turn around the complete hospitality industry from September to November this year. Additionally, as the Chinese government is facing difficulties finding friends, the UAE will play host to scores of companies<br>that are setting up to take advantage of the geographic location and connectivity of the country.</p>



<p><br>Finally, the government recognized the value and proactively engaged media to ensure that the messaging was accurate, timely and balanced. Nothing is more damaging than misinformed or irresponsible media at a time of crisis and it is in the hands of the government to ensure that proper touch points are established to provide information so that there is no speculation on critical matters. This element of external communications is so important to provide comfort not only to your own people but also to the<br>international community that is engaging at different levels; tourism, investments, trade, commerce,sports etc.<br>We need to learn from what people around us are doing right and stay positive. Roy T. Bennett said it aptly in his book, The Light in the Heart, “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” The only way to span a crisis is to stay positive and innovate.</p>


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OPINION:Remaining Positive in Crisis

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<p>Health authorities in Ghana have confirmed two more COVID-19 cases at the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, bringing the total confirmed cases to nine. Ghana Health Services says both cases are imported – the first a 56-year-old man who returned from the UK a week ago and the second, a 33 year-old Ghanaian who returned from a conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dr Frank Serebour, Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association joins CNBC Africa to discuss the resilience of Ghana&#8217;s healthcare system to contain the pandemic.</p>


How Ghana plans to fight COVID-19 pandemic

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<p>CNBC Africa talks to the world’s first ever Artificial Intelligence minister Omar Bin Sultan Olama about how new technology can increase knowledge and help prevent car accidents.</p>


Captains of Industry: In conversation with the world’s first ever AI minister Omar Bin Sultan Olama

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<p>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is setting its sights on taking advantage of Rwanda&#8217;s inland port as a hub into Central and West Africa. H.E Hazza Mohammed Falah Kharsan Alqahtani, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera for more.</p>


UAE to use Rwanda as gateway into Africa: What mutual benefits could this yield?

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<p>Rwanda has unveiled a state-of-the-art Tea factory in Western province that is expected to process 4 million kilograms of tea every year to boost export earnings from the country’s key cash crop. Moreover, Rwanda and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in a drive to increase business linkages between the private sectors of the two countries following a visit by a high level delegation from the Middle Eastern country to Rwanda. Julius Bizimungu, Journalist at The New Times Rwanda joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Rwanda’s key cash crop gets boost with state-of-the-art Tea factory

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<p>Since the early 2000s Dubai state has become less reliant on oil as the state set its sights on ambitious economic diversification. The diversification has led the financial center of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to look to Africa as a potential re-exporting market. To discuss the country&#8217;s economic ambitions in Rwanda, UAE&#8217;s Ambassador to Rwanda, Hazza Mohammed Falah Kharsan Alqahtani joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera for more.</p>


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