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JSE All-Share108,936▲ 0.8% NGX All-Share246,925▲ 1.4% EGX 3052,928▼ 0.3% GSE Composite15,062▲ 0.5% NSE 20231▲ 0.2% BRVM Composite479▼ 0.1% SEM-102,047▲ 0.4% USD / NGN₦1,547▼ 0.2% USD / KESKSh 129▲ 0.1% USD / GHS₵ 11.9▼ 0.3% USD / ZARR 17.8▲ 0.2% USD / EGPE£ 49.2▼ 0.1% JSE All-Share108,936▲ 0.8% NGX All-Share246,925▲ 1.4% EGX 3052,928▼ 0.3% GSE Composite15,062▲ 0.5% NSE 20231▲ 0.2% BRVM Composite479▼ 0.1% SEM-102,047▲ 0.4% USD / NGN₦1,547▼ 0.2% USD / KESKSh 129▲ 0.1% USD / GHS₵ 11.9▼ 0.3% USD / ZARR 17.8▲ 0.2% USD / EGPE£ 49.2▼ 0.1%
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Ethiopia▲ 9.2% Guinea▲ 8.7% Uganda▲ 7.5% Rwanda▲ 7.2% Benin▲ 7.0% Côte d’Ivoire▲ 6.4% Tanzania▲ 6.1% Senegal▲ 8.8% Niger▲ 6.9% Kenya▲ 5.4% Ethiopia▲ 9.2% Guinea▲ 8.7% Uganda▲ 7.5% Rwanda▲ 7.2% Benin▲ 7.0% Côte d’Ivoire▲ 6.4% Tanzania▲ 6.1% Senegal▲ 8.8% Niger▲ 6.9% Kenya▲ 5.4%
Africa is the last frontier. If you really want to make money, you have to be there.Mo Ibrahim
To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big.Aliko Dangote
Africa’s greatest asset is its young people.Bill Gates
Manufacture, don’t just trade — there is money in making what you once bought.Aliko Dangote
Nothing is going to help Nigeria like Nigerians bringing back their money.Aliko Dangote
A vision on its own is not enough. Hard work and dedication is required to make that vision a reality.Strive Masiyiwa
Persevere — never give up. Today’s world enjoys electricity because of those who did not give up.Folorunsho Alakija
One has to set high standards. I can never be happy with mediocre performance.Patrice Motsepe
I grew up in poverty, but I always saw it as a challenge — and you can surmount a challenge if you are willing to pay the price. The price is hard work.Reginald Mengi
In today’s world, paradoxically, it is the boldest action that is often the safest.Hakeem Belo-Osagie

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