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The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva says rising trade tensions and sweeping shifts in the global trading system will trigger downward revisions of the International Monetary Fund's economic forecasts.

Will global trade slump to Covid pandemic level?

The Managing Director of Falémé Conseil, Malado Kaba says data is important to track progress of gender equality in Africa. 

Kaba: Data important to track gender equality progress & policy action 

The UN Trade and Development says reciprocal tariffs risk devastating developing and least developed economies, without significantly reducing US trade deficits or increasing revenue collection. 

UNCTAD: World economy on a recessionary trajectory

The 14 per cent tariff imposed on Nigerian exports to the United States would result in a loss of about 2 trillion naira in agricultural exports. That’s according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. 

U.S. Tariffs: Can Nigeria mitigate impact on agric exports?

Paul Gamble, Senior Director, Sovereigns at Fitch Ratings joins CNBC Africa for more. 

Fitch: Nigeria’s external debt expected to rise to $5.2bn in 2025

Nigeria’s Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative aims to attract $1 billion in investments into the country’s alternative fuel sector by the end of this year. 

How can Nigeria sustain compressed natural gas investment drive?

The Group Managing Director of UTM Floating LNG, Julius Rone, says stronger investments are required to boost gas initiatives in Africa and optimize global market opportunities. 

Rone: Stronger investments required to boost Africa's gas initiatives

Ghana is intensifying efforts to checkmate illegal mining following the announcement of the revocation of all small-scale mining licenses after the 7th of December, 2024. 

How Ghana’s mining reforms may impact investments?

Gabon’s Military leader Brice Nguema, who led a coup in the country in August 2023, won Saturday's presidential election with 90.3 per cent of votes cast. That’s according to provisional results cited by the country's interior minister on Sunday. 

Brice Nguema wins Gabon’s presidential election

Speaking on the digital sovereignty and the African Identity, the Managing Director of The Avenue Projects, Ade Olufeko, says if African nations don't own their cultural data in this AI revolution, they'll become digital colonies all over again.

How Africa can achieve digital sovereignty in the AI revolution 

Liberia's Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Sylvester Grigsby says the country will not be left behind with the global changes to trade as the country is adopting technology to digitise access to trade data.

Liberia moving to digitise trade information 

Chairman of UBA Group, Tony Elumelu, says Africa needs to move beyond talk to action to achieve a functioning intra Africa trade. 

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