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Nigeria has secured about $200 million from the Japanese International Development Corporation that will be added to the $750 million DARES project as it looks to widen electricity access to Nigerians. 

Nigeria taps private sector to boost electricity mix 

The UN World Food Programme cautions potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured. 

WFP funding crisis: Can Nigeria, Central Sahel plug gaps?

Solar power adoption in Africa is a catalyst for sustainable development with a positive climate impact. 

Arnergy: Solar power adoption catalyst for sustainable development

CNBC Africa’s Keamogetswe Mosepele spoke with Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade & Export Development at Afreximbank at the inaugural Access’ Africa Trade Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. 

Awani: The future of trade is Africa 

CNBC Africa is joined by Keith Engel, CEO of the South African Institute of Taxation and Frank Blackmore, Lead Economist at KPMG for this discussion. 

FinMin Godongwana set to re-introduce budget delayed by VAT dispute

The biggest adopters of Artificial Intelligence in Africa are manufacturing, retail and supply chains with other sectors still playing catch-up on the continent. 

Africa's innovation opportunity 

From a macroeconomic perspective,  Declan Galvin, Managing Director at Exigent Risk Advisory joins CNBC Africa for more.

Macro factors behind stagnation in Kenya's excise tax receipts

Listed property group Attacq delivered its interim results reporting a more than 40 per cent surge in distributable income and dividends for the period and has upped its guidance for its 2025 full year. 

Attacq DIPS rose by almost 50% in H1’25

Omni-channel retailer and fintech group HomeChoice International has reported its full year earnings helped by a continued and rapid climb in customers in its fintech business. 

HomeChoice International FY HEPS up 27.3%

Discretionary fund manager, Cogence says they continue to see opportunity in developed equity markets, notably the United States. 

Cogence: Dynamic investment approach key amid sensitive global markets

Findings from the latest 2025 German-Southern African Business Outlook survey shows that respondents are cautiously optimistic about future developments, with most expressing confidence in their business prospects. 

German-Southern Africa business outlook

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa have experienced steady growth, with the continent currently hosting 44 million actively trading SMEs. 

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