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The rally in oil prices took a break as the market waits for Israel's response to last week's Iranian rocket attacks that prompted a price surge on concerns of a broader conflict in the Middle East. 

Q4 commodities outlook 

CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke to Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission highlighting the importance of the African continent moving towards green transition. 

Muchanga: Our agricultural systems are not designed to withstand green transition

CNBC Africa's Tabitha Muthoni spoke to Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist at Standard Bank Group on factors impacting the economy and more at play at the Unlocked East Africa Business Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

State of East Africa's economy

Angola’s economy recorded a 4.1 per cent growth in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous period’s 0.5 per cent increase. 

Will Angola sustain economic growth?

Reduced FX demand pressure, transportation costs savings from lower shipping costs and industrialization are some benefits Nigeria can tap with the government’s continued support for local petrochemical companies.

Adebajo: Naira crude sale, purchase to reduce FX demand pressure

From market manipulation to data breaches, Haruna Jalo-Waziri, the CEO of Central Securities Clearing System believes there's a need to sustain the stability and growth of capital markets in West Africa. 

Developing cyber security framework for West Africa’s capital market

Fanny Missfeldt-Ringius, Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank joins CNBC Africa for more. 

World Bank: Increased investments required to expand off-grid solar potential

British International Investment has signed a 25-million-dollar risk-sharing facility with Ecobank Sierra Leone to boost private sector growth in high-impact sectors of the economy. 

BII, Ecobank Sierra Leone sign $25mn deal for private sector growth

Benedict Busunzu, CEO of Tembo Kabanga Nickel Corporation joins CNBC Africa for more.

Tembo Kabanga Nickel's ESG integration

Tanzania’s private sector has been pivotal in unlocking trade potential and driving sustainable economic growth, not just within the country, but across the entire East African region. 

Tanzania's private sector unlocks trade for sustainable growth in East Africa

Governments in Africa overwhelmingly allocate social spending toward older children while overlooking the youngest, according to new data released by UNICEF and the Learning for Well-being Institute. 

Human capital report shows damning picture on Africa’s social spending

CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke with Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships on the side-lines of the 2024 Hamburg Sustainability Conference. 

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