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      <news:title>Ogbalu: PAPSS targets 38 African countries by year-end </news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T12:23:22Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Johannisson: Mass market adoption of AI is an opportunity for Nigeria</news:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Johannisson: Mass market adoption of AI is an opportunity for Nigeria]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s AI boom is opening a new investment frontier, with data centres emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries. That is the stance of the CEO of Rack Centre, Lars Johannisson. In a chat with CNBC Africa at the Hyperscalers Convergence Africa in Lagos, he notes economic reforms, policy shifts and Nigeria’s long-term growth prospects are attracting capital and accelerating demand for critical digital infrastructure.]]></video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T11:51:20Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>South Africa&apos;s Q2 2026 agricultural exports rose 10% on higher volumes</news:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa's Q2 2026 agricultural exports rose 10% on higher volumes]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Joining CNBC Africa to unpack this further is Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa.]]></video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T11:39:44Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Are South African qualifications aligning with market demands?</news:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Are South African qualifications aligning with market demands?]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Joining CNBC Africa for this discussion is Ravi Naidoo, CEO, Youth Employment Service. ]]></video:description>
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        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T11:21:36Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Africa&apos;s rice appetite grows, but imports keep rising</news:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Africa's rice appetite grows, but imports keep rising]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[As Africa's population and appetite for rice grow, demand is rising faster than production. So why does the continent remain increasingly dependent on imports? CNBC Africa’s Ridhima Shukla spoke to International Rice Research Institute Director General, Yvonne Pinto at the recently concluded Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda.]]></video:description>
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