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<p>It is not all gloom and doom for Kenya’s fiscal policy performance for the month of October with equitable revenue share to countries seeing an increase, but is there more reason to panic? Churchill Ogutu, Head of Research, Genghis Capital spoke to CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Reviewing Kenya’s October fiscal performance

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<p>Nigeria’s telecommunication sector continues to weather the storm growing 17.36 per cent in the third quarter of the year as it displays its resilience to the fallout of the COVID-19. Olusola Teniola, the Immediate Past President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria; ATCON joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor for more.</p>


Nigeria’s telecoms industry maintains positive growth trajectory

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<p>Nigeria’s economy contracted by 3.62 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to data by the National Bureau of Statistics.  Tilewa Adebajo, CEO of CFG Advisory and Chamberlain Peterside, CEO of Xcellon Capital Advisors join CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria slips into recession as GDP contracts by 3.62% in Q3 2020

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<p>Three of Kenya’s blue chip companies have seen a fall in third quarter performance as companies start to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 fallout. Economic Analyst, Odhiambo Ramogi, spoke to CNBC Africa on the latest market updates from the Nairobi Securities Exchange.</p>


How COVID-19 affected the performance of Kenyan banks in third quarter

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<p>Africa’s wound care management niche is expected to witness rapid growth of approximately 12 per cent over the next seven years according to Fortune Business Insights. This is great promise for the continent&#8217;s health sector in general and particularly those living with chronic or acute wounds, so how can medical entrepreneurs on the continent tap into this growing need? Moshe Lichtenstein, CEO and Founder of One Eight Innovation spoke to CNBC Africa for more.</p>


One Eight Innovation CEO on the future of Africa’s health technology market

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<p>KCB Bank, Kenya is the latest financial institution to post Q3 growth in 2020 despite earlier fears of the effects of the pandemic. So, what are Kenya’s banks doing right or have they been downplaying the impact of COVID-19? CNBC Africa spoke with George Bodo, CEO of Callstreet Research for more.</p>


Kenyan banks rake in profits despite pandemic

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<p>Nigeria and the U.S have agreed to lead a global coalition against terror groups such as the Islamic State West African Province and Boko Haram. Joining CNBC Africa look at the economic impact of terrorism in West Africa are; Dennis Amachree, CEO of Zoomlens Security Solutions, and Winston Osuchukwu, Co-founder, Trans-Sahara Investment Corporation.</p>


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Nigeria, U.S lead 82-member global coalition against terror groups

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<p>The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about major disruptions in the retail industry. This is according to Jonathan Smit, Managing Director and Founder of Payfast. He joins CNBC Africa and Egie Akpata, Director of UCML Capital Limited for a conversation on how the COVID-19 is changing Africa’s e-commerce landscape.</p>


How COVID-19 is changing Africa’s E-Commerce space

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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a collapse of domestic and international demand for garments, affecting Ethiopia&#8217;s textile and garment industry. A survey among manufacturers in the country in April, revealed that the average capacity utilization rate had decreased by 30 per cent in Q1 of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Mark Napier, CEO of FSD Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


FSD Africa CEO on how revive Ethiopia’s textile industry hit hard by COVID-19

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<p>The single biggest challenge to ownership of Africa’s development agenda and management of its key development programs are grounded in the issue of critical technical skill in Africa. That’s according to the African Capacity Building Foundation. So, what are the key dimensions needed to build Africa’s capacity towards its 2063 agenda particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor for more.</p>


Emmanuel Nnadozie on charting the path for Africa’s capacity agenda

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<p>Brent crude prices are up around 11 per cent this week on renewed Covid-19 vaccine hopes. Emmanuel Odiaka, Managing Director and CEO of ECOB Capital joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to discuss how this could help solve Nigeria&#8217;s revenue challenges.</p>


Respite for Nigeria’s revenue challenges as Brent rises 11% on COVID-19 vaccine hopes

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<p>The East African Community member states have up to five years to join the UK-Kenya trade agreement due to be signed ahead of the Brexit transitional deadline. The new document has also shielded budgetary cuts that had been imposed on Trade Mark East Africa’s work in Kenya, allowing continued regional trade facilitation by the organization. Communication Consultant, Alex Owiti joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


What the UK-Kenya trade deal means for EAC member states

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<p>Nigerian insurers say they will need more time to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and destruction from the recent fallout from the nationwide ENDSARS protests. They are seeking an extension of the recapitalisation exercise to December 2021, while they want Nigeria&#8217;s insurance regulator to cancel the threshold assessments billed for December. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss this story and unpack some 9-month earnings from Nigeria’s insurance sector are Ayodeji Ajilore, Investment Research Analyst at Meristem Securities and Femi Oladehin, Partner; Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners.</p>


COVID-19 & #ENDSARS Fallout: Nigerian insurers want recapitalisation deadline extended

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<p>Last year, the United States launched a development finance institution known as DFC which is responsible for providing and facilitating the financing of private development projects in lower and middle income countries. Some observers have also suggested that it aims to counter China’s influence in these countries. Grant Harris, CEO of Connect Frontier LLC joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How Africa can benefit from incoming U.S administration on trade

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<p>According to a report by the United Nations, gold production in the Democratic Republic of Congo is underreported while tonnes of the precious metal is smuggled into global supply chains. The report further indicated that the government lost up to $1.88million in taxes through the smuggling of at least 1.1 tonnes out of Ituri Province alone in 2019. Yves Kabongo, Managing Partner at KBG Capital spoke to CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How the DRC can curb illicit gold trade to spur economic growth

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<p>After announcing that its COVID vaccine is over 90 per cent effective, Pfizer and BioNTech say they expect to produce up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss what this news means for the world’s COVID-19 fight and economy are; Niniola Williams, Managing Director of Drasa Health Trust and Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital.</p>


Cautious optimism over Pfizer coronavirus vaccine breakthrough

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<p>Kenyan cement manufacturer debuted into the Rwandan market promising competitive pricing in the local market with an aim to drive to growth and acceptability. According to the National Cement Company, the move was informed by the country&#8217;s pace of development and infrastructure establishment in the country, creating an opportunity for supply. Narendra Raval, Chairman, Devki Group of Companies spoke to CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Reviewing Kenya’s October fiscal performance

Nigeria’s telecoms industry maintains positive growth trajectory

Nigeria slips into recession as GDP contracts by 3.62% in Q3 2020

How COVID-19 affected the performance of Kenyan banks in third quarter

One Eight Innovation CEO on the future of Africa’s health technology market

Kenyan banks rake in profits despite pandemic

Nigeria, U.S lead 82-member global coalition against terror groups

How COVID-19 is changing Africa’s E-Commerce space

FSD Africa CEO on how revive Ethiopia’s textile industry hit hard by COVID-19

Emmanuel Nnadozie on charting the path for Africa’s capacity agenda

Respite for Nigeria’s revenue challenges as Brent rises 11% on COVID-19 vaccine hopes

What the UK-Kenya trade deal means for EAC member states

COVID-19 & #ENDSARS Fallout: Nigerian insurers want recapitalisation deadline extended

How Africa can benefit from incoming U.S administration on trade

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covid-19 recovery

Reviewing Kenya’s October fiscal performance

Nigeria’s telecoms industry maintains positive growth trajectory

Nigeria slips into recession as GDP contracts by 3.62% in Q3 2020

How COVID-19 affected the performance of Kenyan banks in third quarter

One Eight Innovation CEO on the future of Africa’s health technology market

Kenyan banks rake in profits despite pandemic

Nigeria, U.S lead 82-member global coalition against terror groups

How COVID-19 is changing Africa’s E-Commerce space

FSD Africa CEO on how revive Ethiopia’s textile industry hit hard by COVID-19

Emmanuel Nnadozie on charting the path for Africa’s capacity agenda

Respite for Nigeria’s revenue challenges as Brent rises 11% on COVID-19 vaccine hopes

What the UK-Kenya trade deal means for EAC member states

COVID-19 & #ENDSARS Fallout: Nigerian insurers want recapitalisation deadline extended

How Africa can benefit from incoming U.S administration on trade

How the DRC can curb illicit gold trade to spur economic growth

Cautious optimism over Pfizer coronavirus vaccine breakthrough

New player enters Rwanda’s cement market

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