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<p>Financial Derivatives says before the #ENDSARS protest became a crisis, it had crippled Lagos businesses, markets and traffic while also inducing artificial scarcity of commodities.</p>


FDC: Nigeria’s October inflation will spike to 14.4%

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<p>The Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk says even though oil and gas activities have taken a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, optimism surrounding African projects, fiscal regime and investments still exists. He joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to discuss the future of energy in Africa.</p>


Assessing Africa’s energy future

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<p>The sharing economy has been a success story in many parts of the world with the likes of Uber and Airbnb among the frontrunners.</p>


How viable is the sharing economy in Rwanda?

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<p>The global video game industry is expanding, expected to reach $95.4 billion in revenue by 2022 and account for half of all video game sales. CNBC Africa spoke with Jay Shapiro, Founder and CEO of Usiku Games on how the continent is contributing to the growth trends and creating positive social impacts in communities.</p>


How the gaming industry is creating a positive social impact across African communities

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<p>According to the Global E-Waste Monitor report of 2020, a record 53.6 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years.</p>


How Kenya can manage electronic waste effectively

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<p>According to UNICEF, Sub Saharan Africa suffers from the highest maternal mortality ratio; but as evidenced by the massive disparities in the ratios across regions, a vast majority of maternal deaths can be prevented.</p>


Kenya receives $1.1mn grant to boost maternal health and childcare

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<p>COVID-19 has spurred the uptake of stem centred initiatives across the continent with experts starting to believe Africa’s digital push by 2063 might even be accelerated but how feasible are these thoughts? Smart Africa and Garage48 are organizing one of such initiatives to help in this leapfrog. CNBC Africa is joined by the Africa Project Coordinator at Garage48, Yusuf Mutamba for more.</p>


EU-AU hackathon to spur Agenda 2063

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<p>Hand-washing is a key prevention measure against COVID-19. However, 63 per cent of people in sub-Saharan Africa&#8217;s urban areas lack access to hand-washing.</p>


WaterAid on why access to clean water is critical to Africa’s COVID-19 fight

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<p>In Kenya has been implementing increasingly stringent rules against use of plastics to protect the environment. However, manufacturers in the country are in support of recycling plastics in an effort to avoid ban on the use of the material for packaging consumer goods. Mucai Kunyiha, Chairman of Kenya Association of Manufacturers joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How Kenyans can turn waste management challenges into business opportunities

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<p>Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria&#8217;s exports declined by 31 per cent to 6.3 trillion naira, with Spain and the Netherlands emerging the top export destinations. But exports of minerals, mainly crude oil still accounted for Nigeria largest portion of exports.  Akin Laoye, Executive Director of FTN Cocoa Processors and Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners join CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to explore Nigeria&#8217;s export diversification strategy.</p>


How Nigeria can diversify its exports

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<p>Rwanda and Burundi held a bilateral meeting, hoping to restore the relations that worsen since 2015. The meeting came almost two months after the military intelligence chiefs of Rwanda and Burundi met at the same location to discuss security issues and cooperation. CNBC Africa spoke to by Julius Bizimungu, Journalist with The Newtimes for more.</p>


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Rwanda, Burundi meet to mend bilateral relations

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<p>Along Rwanda’s journey to becoming a knowledge-based economy and an ICT leader in the region, one major priority is relevant training and education.</p>


This initiative looks to empower Rwandans with skills to become world-class engineers

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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has had an immense impact on the tourism sector in Africa. However, the crisis has also unlocked numerous opportunities, which if leveraged, can help in the recovery of the sector. CNBC Africa’s Tesi Kaven spoke with the Director of Vatel Rwanda, Nicole Bamukunde for more.</p>


COVID-19: How the pandemic is reconfiguring Rwanda’s tourism sector in the new normal

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<p>Approximately 19.4 million women aged 15 years and older live at-risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. No single food or diet can prevent or cause breast cancer. But according to a new series of research conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine it shows that a healthy diet and exercising bolsters the health of the patient and could potentially help them beat cancer, CNBC Africa spoke with the Head of Newtricion Wellness Dieticians, Omy Naidoo for more.</p>


How dieting could help patients beat breast cancer

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<p>Kigali International Finance Centre signed a deal with the French Public Investment Bank to enhance the competitiveness of the business sector in both countries. Gwladys Watrin, Investor Relations -North Africa &#038; Europe at Rwanda Finance limited joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kigali financial hub strikes a deal to boost competitiveness of business sector

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<p>Tourism is Uganda’s highest foreign exchange earner but low budget allocation to the sector is among issues affecting its growth. For more on the challenges as well as investment opportunities in the sector, CNBC Africa spoke to Pearl Kakooza, President of Uganda Tourism Association. She starts by explaining interventions made to help the sector recover from the effects COVID-19.</p>


UTA President on responding to challenges & opportunities in Uganda’s tourism sector

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<p>In Rwanda, the Cabinet recently approved a new Privatization Policy and Strategy to improve the privatization process of state-owned enterprises as well as respond to the challenges observed.</p>


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FDC: Nigeria’s October inflation will spike to 14.4%

Assessing Africa’s energy future

How viable is the sharing economy in Rwanda?

How the gaming industry is creating a positive social impact across African communities

How Kenya can manage electronic waste effectively

Kenya receives $1.1mn grant to boost maternal health and childcare

EU-AU hackathon to spur Agenda 2063

WaterAid on why access to clean water is critical to Africa’s COVID-19 fight

How Kenyans can turn waste management challenges into business opportunities

How Nigeria can diversify its exports

Rwanda, Burundi meet to mend bilateral relations

This initiative looks to empower Rwandans with skills to become world-class engineers

COVID-19: How the pandemic is reconfiguring Rwanda’s tourism sector in the new normal

How dieting could help patients beat breast cancer

Kigali financial hub strikes a deal to boost competitiveness of business sector

UTA President on responding to challenges & opportunities in Uganda’s tourism sector

Rwanda passes new policy on privatization

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FDC: Nigeria’s October inflation will spike to 14.4%

Assessing Africa’s energy future

How viable is the sharing economy in Rwanda?

How the gaming industry is creating a positive social impact across African communities

How Kenya can manage electronic waste effectively

Kenya receives $1.1mn grant to boost maternal health and childcare

EU-AU hackathon to spur Agenda 2063

WaterAid on why access to clean water is critical to Africa’s COVID-19 fight

How Kenyans can turn waste management challenges into business opportunities

How Nigeria can diversify its exports

Rwanda, Burundi meet to mend bilateral relations

This initiative looks to empower Rwandans with skills to become world-class engineers

COVID-19: How the pandemic is reconfiguring Rwanda’s tourism sector in the new normal

How dieting could help patients beat breast cancer

Kigali financial hub strikes a deal to boost competitiveness of business sector

UTA President on responding to challenges & opportunities in Uganda’s tourism sector

Rwanda passes new policy on privatization

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