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  • <p>For the past five years, Connecting Africa has journeyed across the continent, to explore what’s driving intra-African trade, regional integration, and business transformation. In this milestone episode from Abuja, Nigeria, CNN reflects on Africa’s economic evolution and explores what lies ahead as the African Continental Free Trade Area ushers in a bold new era of growth and opportunity.</p>
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  • Nigerian filmmaker Ebele Okoye has successfully pursued a career in animation in Germany, while establishing training courses in the country of her birth. Okoye believes AI can aid African animators in realizing their films.
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 25: Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) during a press conference on day two of the International Summit on the Future of Energy Security at Lancaster House on April 25, 2025 in London, England. This Summit examines the geopolitical, technological and economic factors affecting energy security at a national and international level. (Photo by Kin Cheung - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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  • Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet Group; Co-Founder, Higherlife Foundation speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  REUTERS/David Swanson
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  • Mukuru is one of the largest remittance companies in Africa, providing both digital and cash services. Average remittance fees are high in Sub-Saharan Africa, partly because of a continued reliance on cash payments.
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: A model walks the runway at the Maxhosa Africa SS23: Alkebulan show during London Fashion Week September 2022 on October 15, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images)
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  • WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), participates in a press conference during the annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group at the IMF Headquarters on April 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The World Bank and IMF are holding their spring meetings from April 10 - 16. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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  • President of Kenya William Ruto delivers his remarks during the Africa Climate Summit 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on September 5, 2023. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • From left: investors Tomi Amosun, Managing Partner Summit Africa, Kimberley Marshall, Advisor Goldman Sachs, Renee Yao, Global Healthcare AI Startups Lead at Nvidia, and Marlon Nichols, Managing Partner MaC VC share their views on the local investment landscape during a session at last year's Africa Walk in South Africa.
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  • Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote partly financed the construction of the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery commissioned Monday.
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