<p>The Project Manager of BUA Group&#8217;s Port Harcourt plant in Nigeria, Kumar Ashok says the beauty of the project is that the advanced and up-to-date technology adopted means production could be monitored from anywhere across the world. In an exclusive interview after a tour of the plant, he joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole.</p>


BUA deepens footprint with new food complex

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<p>President of Association of Telecoms Companies (ATCON) of Nigeria, Olusola Teniola says the planned 9 per cent Communication Service Tax represents an additional burden to telecoms subscribers. To discuss the implications of this move, Olusola Teniola joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


ATCON President Olusola Teniola calls for harmonisation of taxes to curb CST burden

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<p>The new iPhone 11 has brought about a lot of buzz to Apple as they are set to increase its production by 10 per cent due to strong demand. CNBC International analysts had this to say.</p>


Apple ramps up iPhone 11 production

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<p>As the world gears up for the African Development Bank&#8217;s (AfDB) Africa Investment Forum 2019, AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina says one of the distinct additions to this year&#8217;s forum is that the African Development Bank will work with all commercial banks across Africa, development finance institutions, global Sovereign Wealth Funds as well as pension funds. On the side-lines of the Hallmarks of Labour event in Lagos, where he won the Emeka Anyaoku Lifetime Achievement award, Dr. Adesina joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole for more.</p>


AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on upcoming Africa Investment Forum, winning lifetime achievement award

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<p>Bitcoin has fallen by over 17 per cent since the beginning of September. Joining CNBC Africa to unpack what&#8217;s behind its current weakness is Marius Reitz, Luno&#8217;s General Manager for Africa.</p>


Bitcoin falls almost 20% in September – What’s behind the sharp decline?

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<p>Zimbabwe’s growth forecast has been overshadowed by high levels of debt as its sovereign debt is estimated at $19.7 billion, placing Zimbabwe’s debt-to GDP ratio at 114.6 per cent. Joining CNBC Africa for more is Batanai Matsika, Head of Research at Morgan &#038; Co.</p>


$19.7bn debt weighs on Zimbabwe’s economic prospects

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<p>Clicks was among the JSE&#8217;s top performers on Monday after reporting that interim diluted headline earnings per share will be higher than expected. The retailer attributed this to a stronger retail performance in the second half, new distribution contracts and further improvements in working capital management. Edgar Mafoko, Portfolio Manager at FNB Wealth and Investments explained why this could be bad news for Dis-Chem.</p>


Why Clicks’ strong interim results are bad for Dis-Chem

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<p>Poultry Farming is seeing an improvement in Rwanda and according to Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources; the country’s livestock master plan envisages an increase of 124 per cent in chicken meat and 110 per cent in egg production in the next five years compared to now.  CNBC Africa’s Zwena Bachoo spoke to President of Rwanda Poultry Industry Association, Andrew Butare for more.</p>


Challenges and opportunities for poultry farming in Rwanda

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<p>There’s a rise of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in East Africa due to unhealthy lifestyle amid a shortage of qualified professionals. To tell about a medical training program that aims to increase the number, quality and deployment of cancer and neurological specialists in the East Africa region, Director General of East African Development Bank, Vivienne Yeda Apopo joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Tackling non-communicable diseases in East Africa

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<p>Ugandan oil companies have caved in to pressure and proposed fresh dialogue to resolve the current standoff with the government, a month after suspending all technical activities in Uganda’s budding oil and gas sector. Research Analyst at Crested Capital, Oscar Emasu joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Oil firms to resume operations after long halt over capital gains tax

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<p>Gorilla naming ceremony also known as Kwita Izina, was first introduced back 2005, to highlight the importance of the conservation of the endangered mountain gorillas and recognize the role of those who have dedicated their work to conserve them. This year, Rwanda celebrates the achievements and impacts it has made since the launched of the event 15 years ago&#8230;.</p>


Understanding the impact of Kwita Izina 15 years later

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<p>In #TheHashtag, Busi Lethole, CNBC Africa&#8217;s social media correspondent, takes a look at the 4 main paths to becoming a millionaire, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex head home after visit to South Africa, Springboks’ victory over Italy at the Rugby World Cup and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s 3-day visit to South Africa&#8230;.</p>


#TheHashtag: 4 main paths to becoming a millionaire, Harry & Meghan head home

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<p>Tired of being misled to apply for fake loans? Your lethargy could soon be over if Stellenbosch University Law Clinic&#8217;s class action lawsuit in the Western Cape High Court against several loan lenders is successful. Joining CNBC Africa for more Prof Theo Broodryk, Associate Professor &#038; Manager of the Law Clinic at Stellenbosch University.</p>


South African consumers fall victim to ‘scam’ loans

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<p>A new booked launched in Joburg this week, it promises to take the readers back into the dark days of struggle in Southern Africa. It&#8217;s written by a judge in the supreme court of Namibia, David Smuts, and is a memoir of his battle as a young lawyer in the 1980s to speak truth to power during the desperate days of the country’s border war with Angola. He spoke to CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop.</p>


How a young Windhoek lawyer felt compelled to take on the system

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<p>From a change in the property tax to a $9 million fund – to take a look at the week in focus, Journalist at New Times Rwanda, Julius Bizimungu joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


YouthConnekt Africa Summit kicks off in Kigali

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<p>Africa’s poultry market is experiencing a heighten growth as a result of its rapid population and economic growth. Rwanda hosted the second edition of Poultry Africa that brought together players in poultry industry from North America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to discuss the development of the poultry industry in Africa. For more on this, CNBC Africa’s Zwena Bachoo spoke to Event Manager of VIV Worldwide, Diana Toth.</p>


VIV Worldwide’s Diana Toth opens up on expansion plans of Poultry Africa

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<p>Trading activities at Nigeria’s equities market wraps this week on a bearish note led by losses in the banking index. For a review of this week’s trading session on the local bourse, Andrew Tsaku, Trader at Kapital Care Trust joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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