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<p>Reports from Kenya suggest the country has quarantined a student who arrived from China yesterday after exhibiting coronavirus-like symptoms. How prepared is the country to deal with the deadly disease that has claimed over a hundred lives in China? Dr. Abdhalah Ziraba, Research Scientist and a leading Epidemiologist at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How prepared is Kenya to deal with the coronavirus outbreak?

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<p>Over a hundred households in Rwanda’s capital Kigali are expected to be moved to make way for the city’s first central sewerage system. Fred Mugisha, Director of Urban Planning at City of Kigali joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kigali to get first ever central sewerage system

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<p>Burundi&#8217;s ruling party CNDD-FDD has picked party Secretary General, Evariste Ndayishimiye as the candidate for the upcoming general elections, further retaliating the current President&#8217;s announcement that he will not stand in this year&#8217;s elections. Burundi Political Analyst, Jean-Claude Nkundwa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


President Nkurunzuza declares he will not seek another term – Here’s what’s at stake as Burundi heads to the polls

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<p>Between a new deal being signed with Canadian company Barrick Gold, speculation about a possible travel ban and this country&#8217;s shilling losing ground since the beginning of the year, Tanzania&#8217;s markets seem to be going through the wringer this week. Bankable Partner, Ivan Tarimo joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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<p>It&#8217;s no secret that women SME entrepreneurs in the region and continent at large have been facing major access to finance issues, but now multiple organizations and lenders seem to be addressing that problem each in their own way and Credit Bank in Kenya is no different. But how, and why now? Pamela Mutembi, Head of Business Banking at Credit Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Here’s how Credit Bank is empowering women-led businesses in Kenya

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<p>Experts have argued that Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with an almost billion dollar burden as an effect of the failure to eliminate neglected tropical diseases. Thoko Elphick Pooley, Director at Uniting NTDS Support Center joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


The cost of non-tropical diseases on SSA economies

The cost of neglected tropical diseases on SSA economies

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<p>Countries in the East African region including Kenya are being ravaged by the biggest locust invasion in decades, posing a major threat to food security. CNBC Africa spoke to Founder of KwolCo, Nick Kwolek to learn more about this disaster.</p>


Locust swarms threaten food security in East Africa

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<p>Over the weekend, Uganda&#8217;s President Yoweri Museveni opposed plans by some of his cabinet ministers of Uganda relating to Kenya&#8217;s banning of some Ugandan goods for allegedly being substandard, in the same week a new telecommunications company has entered the Ugandan market. Analyst, Charles Bwogi joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


This new telecoms company is disrupting the market in Uganda

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<p>As part of the body&#8217;s targets to ensure 100 per cent electrification by 2024, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) has today celebrated it&#8217;s 1 millionth connection on the grid. CEO of REG, Ron Weiss joins CNBC Africa on the state parastatals plans for the next four years.</p>


Rwanda Energy Group celebrates one million electricity connections

Rwanda Energy Group celebrates one million electricity connections, aims to have 100% electrification by 2024

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<p>The cost of logistics in the region is one of the highest in the world due to infrastructure shortage among other factors. Lori Systems is an e-logistics marketplace for trucking that’s using technology to help address that. Jean-Claude Homawoo, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Lori Systems Kenya joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How Kenya plans to use tech platform to curb cost of logistics

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<p>In a recent report the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Kenya of a potential implosion in the country&#8217;s pension sector as the gap between retirement dues and savings widens. In 2009 the country rose the retirement age for civil servants from 55 to 60, temporarily staving off the fall out but now with tax collection at 15.6 of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and pension obligations at 30 per cent, action may have to be taken. Journalist, Joseph Bonyo joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How Kenya plans to reform unsustainable pension schemes

#WEF20: Providing clean energy in fragile contexts

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<p>As of this morning, two deaths have been reported in Wuhan, the city at the center of the Corona Virus outbreak, but was the World Health Organization (WHO) right not to declare a global health emergency?</p>


Coronavirus outbreak: What you need to know

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<p>In 2018, authorities at the City of Kigali embarked on a review of the city master plan to make it more affordable and inclusive. Engineer and Director of Urban Planning, Fred Mugisha joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kigali City plans to make city more affordable

Kigali City plans to make city more affordable, inclusive

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<p>The Kenya Roads Board (KRB) has received bids from numerous banks seeking to arrange a kSh 150 billion financing plan to fund roads development, maintenance, and rehabilitation. The funds will form the greater kSh 800 million roads bond necessary to complete ongoing road projects. However, the bond faces possible backlash given upcoming laws which will require treasury approval for the debt instrument. Also, pay-as-you-earn tax dropped, putting the Treasury finances in a precarious position in the first half of fiscal year 2019/20. David Gitau, Investments Analyst at Cytonn joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kenyan banks submit bids to arrange road bonds

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<p>At the ongoing World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, CNBC International had a conversation with CEO of Volkswagen (VW), Herbert Diess on their current performance and future plans.</p>


World Economic Forum: Volkswagen CEO on tech ventures

World Economic Forum: Volkswagen CEO on tech ventures, partnerships & future plans

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<p>Last June, the Rwandan Food and Drugs Authority sent a circular calling for all local food processing industries and importers of food products to start the registration of the products and licensing of their premises by the beginning of July, 2019. Now the deadline has been set to the end of March this year for it to be done, or face sanctions. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Zwena Bachoo spoke to the Director General of Rwandan FDA, Charles Karangwa for more.</p>


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How prepared is Kenya to deal with the coronavirus outbreak?

Kigali to get first ever central sewerage system

President Nkurunzuza declares he will not seek another term – Here’s what’s at stake as Burundi heads to the polls

Tanzania, Canada’s Barrick Gold sign deal to settle tax dispute

Here’s how Credit Bank is empowering women-led businesses in Kenya

The cost of neglected tropical diseases on SSA economies

Locust swarms threaten food security in East Africa

This new telecoms company is disrupting the market in Uganda

Rwanda Energy Group celebrates one million electricity connections, aims to have 100% electrification by 2024

How Kenya plans to use tech platform to curb cost of logistics

How Kenya plans to reform unsustainable pension schemes

#WEF20: Providing clean energy in fragile contexts

Coronavirus outbreak: What you need to know

Kigali City plans to make city more affordable, inclusive

Kenyan banks submit bids to arrange road bonds

World Economic Forum: Volkswagen CEO on tech ventures, partnerships & future plans

Rwanda FDA imposes stricter food safety regulations, gives processing industries deadline to re-register

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