<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:jellypod="https://jellypod.ai/namespace/1.0" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters"><channel><title><![CDATA[Doing Business in Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[A weekly Podcast from Africa.com. Doing Business in Africa is a weekly intelligence briefing for investors, executives, and decision-makers operating across African markets. Each edition delivers clear, practical insight on the economic forces shaping the continent. We analyze investment trends, policy shifts, industry developments, and country-level dynamics that influence how companies operate and grow in Africa. Subscribers receive: Market intelligence across key sectors Country-level insight for operating environments Strategic analysis of trade, investment, and policy trends Reporting from Africa.com and trusted research partners.]]></description><link>https://doing-business-in-africa-zlimwj.jellypod.com</link><generator>Powered by Jellypod (https://www.jellypod.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:10:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://doing-business-in-africa-zlimwj.jellypod.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:16:47 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Doing Business in Africa]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><podcast:locked owner="feed+fd6df7ef@podcasts.jellypod.com">yes</podcast:locked><podcast:guid>82814f0c-9bfd-4eb3-8755-8e884631010d</podcast:guid><itunes:author>Africa.com</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A weekly Podcast from Africa.com. Doing Business in Africa is a weekly intelligence briefing for investors, executives, and decision-makers operating across African markets. Each edition delivers clear, practical insight on the economic forces shaping the</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>A weekly Podcast from Africa.com. Doing Business in Africa is a weekly intelligence briefing for investors, executives, and decision-makers operating across African markets. Each edition delivers clear, practical insight on the economic forces shaping the continent. We analyze investment trends, policy shifts, industry developments, and country-level dynamics that influence how companies operate and grow in Africa. Subscribers receive: Market intelligence across key sectors Country-level insight for operating environments Strategic analysis of trade, investment, and policy trends Reporting from Africa.com and trusted research partners.</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Africa.com</itunes:name><itunes:email>feed+fd6df7ef@podcasts.jellypod.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Business"/><itunes:category text="Investing"/><itunes:image href="https://auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/CoverImages/org_01KGAX4Z381DM5YW13V26DF2ZJ/image-1776177617692.jpeg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking the Risk Premium: Africa’s Billion-Dollar Power Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore the coordinated effort to dismantle the sovereign risk premium as African leaders demand credit reform at the Nairobi Summit. This episode also breaks down the massive profit surges in regional telecoms and Aliko Dangote’s ambitious 20,000-megawatt private power play.]]></description><link>https://doing-business-in-africa-zlimwj.jellypod.com/episodes/cc54765e-25f0-4995-8ae6-ac58ca1d4bfe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cc54765e-25f0-4995-8ae6-ac58ca1d4bfe</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:39:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://op3.dev/e,pg=82814f0c-9bfd-4eb3-8755-8e884631010d/auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/org_01KGAX4Z381DM5YW13V26DF2ZJ/cc54765e-25f0-4995-8ae6-ac58ca1d4bfe/audio.mp3?v=ef4d9933-04bd-417c-ae8c-aa23f723f0dc" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:generator uri="https://www.jellypod.com"></podcast:generator><podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Explore the coordinated effort to dismantle the <em>sovereign risk premium</em> as African leaders demand credit reform at the Nairobi Summit. This episode also breaks down the massive profit surges in regional telecoms and Aliko Dangote’s ambitious <strong>20,000-megawatt</strong> private power play.</p>]]></content:encoded><podcast:transcript language="en" rel="captions" type="application/x-subrip" url="https://auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/cc54765e-25f0-4995-8ae6-ac58ca1d4bfe/captions_1778607535.srt"></podcast:transcript><itunes:author>Africa.com</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Explore the coordinated effort to dismantle the sovereign risk premium as African leaders demand credit reform at the Nairobi Summit. This episode also breaks down the massive profit surges in regional telecoms and Aliko Dangote’s ambitious 20,000-megawat</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Explore the coordinated effort to dismantle the sovereign risk premium as African leaders demand credit reform at the Nairobi Summit. This episode also breaks down the massive profit surges in regional telecoms and Aliko Dangote’s ambitious 20,000-megawatt private power play.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:06:03</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/CoverImages/org_01KGAX4Z381DM5YW13V26DF2ZJ/image-1776177617692.jpeg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Tariff Opening and Africa’s Fight for Value]]></title><description><![CDATA[We examine China’s zero-tariff move for 53 African countries and ask whether it will drive real industrial upgrading or simply more exports of raw commodities. The episode also explores how corridors, banks, and distressed mineral assets like Lobito, Equity Group’s expansion, and Ambatovy may shape who controls Africa’s next phase of value creation.]]></description><link>https://doing-business-in-africa-zlimwj.jellypod.com/episodes/77abdb51-9d5e-47c7-9322-783db4e2e731</link><guid isPermaLink="false">77abdb51-9d5e-47c7-9322-783db4e2e731</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:18:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://op3.dev/e,pg=82814f0c-9bfd-4eb3-8755-8e884631010d/auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/org_01KGAX4Z381DM5YW13V26DF2ZJ/77abdb51-9d5e-47c7-9322-783db4e2e731/audio.mp3?v=48b7864f-8b4b-4628-b205-1edfa76136a5" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:generator uri="https://www.jellypod.com"></podcast:generator><podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We examine China’s zero-tariff move for 53 African countries and ask whether it will drive real industrial upgrading or simply more exports of raw commodities. The episode also explores how corridors, banks, and distressed mineral assets like Lobito, Equity Group’s expansion, and Ambatovy may shape who controls Africa’s next phase of value creation.</p>]]></content:encoded><podcast:transcript language="en" rel="captions" type="application/x-subrip" url="https://auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/77abdb51-9d5e-47c7-9322-783db4e2e731/captions_1778087905.srt"></podcast:transcript><itunes:author>Africa.com</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We examine China’s zero-tariff move for 53 African countries and ask whether it will drive real industrial upgrading or simply more exports of raw commodities. The episode also explores how corridors, banks, and distressed mineral assets like Lobito, Equi</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We examine China’s zero-tariff move for 53 African countries and ask whether it will drive real industrial upgrading or simply more exports of raw commodities. The episode also explores how corridors, banks, and distressed mineral assets like Lobito, Equity Group’s expansion, and Ambatovy may shape who controls Africa’s next phase of value creation.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:09:04</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/CoverImages/org_01KGAX4Z381DM5YW13V26DF2ZJ/image-1776177617692.jpeg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Shock vs AI Capital: Africa’s New Investment Split]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude above $100 and a Hormuz disruption would hit African importers fast, lifting fuel, transport, food, and fiscal pressures. At the same time, Morocco’s $1.2 billion renewable-powered AI deal shows how stability, legal clarity, and strategic location are still drawing in capital even as investors grow more selective across the continent.]]></description><link>https://doing-business-in-africa-zlimwj.jellypod.com/episodes/4e7a01f3-76f2-430a-9f8b-439f46b14773</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4e7a01f3-76f2-430a-9f8b-439f46b14773</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://op3.dev/e,pg=82814f0c-9bfd-4eb3-8755-8e884631010d/auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/org_01KGAX4Z381DM5YW13V26DF2ZJ/4e7a01f3-76f2-430a-9f8b-439f46b14773/audio.mp3?v=118a1a5a-b1de-4ca1-b6f2-398a987418ef" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:generator uri="https://www.jellypod.com"></podcast:generator><podcast:episode>2</podcast:episode><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brent crude above $100 and a Hormuz disruption would hit African importers fast, lifting fuel, transport, food, and fiscal pressures. At the same time, Morocco’s $1.2 billion renewable-powered AI deal shows how stability, legal clarity, and strategic location are still drawing in capital even as investors grow more selective across the continent.</p>]]></content:encoded><podcast:transcript language="en" rel="captions" type="application/x-subrip" url="https://auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/4e7a01f3-76f2-430a-9f8b-439f46b14773/captions_1776176258.srt"></podcast:transcript><itunes:author>Africa.com</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Brent crude above $100 and a Hormuz disruption would hit African importers fast, lifting fuel, transport, food, and fiscal pressures. At the same time, Morocco’s $1.2 billion renewable-powered AI deal shows how stability, legal clarity, and strategic loca</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Brent crude above $100 and a Hormuz disruption would hit African importers fast, lifting fuel, transport, food, and fiscal pressures. 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But the episode also examines how the Hormuz crisis and surging oil prices are squeezing fuel-importing economies, reshaping fiscal responses, and shifting capital toward infrastructure, energy, and industrial projects.]]></description><link>https://doing-business-in-africa-zlimwj.jellypod.com/episodes/1d66a218-83ae-46ac-8f7a-ff48dab20aa6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1d66a218-83ae-46ac-8f7a-ff48dab20aa6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:47:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://op3.dev/e,pg=82814f0c-9bfd-4eb3-8755-8e884631010d/auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/org_01KGAX4Z381DM5YW13V26DF2ZJ/1d66a218-83ae-46ac-8f7a-ff48dab20aa6/audio.mp3?v=4ebbb562-e4ea-4572-8c40-281f7bceecf9" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:generator uri="https://www.jellypod.com"></podcast:generator><podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Africa’s growth outlook is improving, with broad-based GDP gains, lower inflation, and stronger inflows from FDI and remittances. But the episode also examines how the Hormuz crisis and surging oil prices are squeezing fuel-importing economies, reshaping fiscal responses, and shifting capital toward infrastructure, energy, and industrial projects.</p>]]></content:encoded><podcast:transcript language="en" rel="captions" type="application/x-subrip" url="https://auth.jellypod.ai/storage/v1/object/public/Podcasts/1d66a218-83ae-46ac-8f7a-ff48dab20aa6/captions_1775551629.srt"></podcast:transcript><itunes:author>Africa.com</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Africa’s growth outlook is improving, with broad-based GDP gains, lower inflation, and stronger inflows from FDI and remittances. But the episode also examines how the Hormuz crisis and surging oil prices are squeezing fuel-importing economies, reshaping </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Africa’s growth outlook is improving, with broad-based GDP gains, lower inflation, and stronger inflows from FDI and remittances. 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