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Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Wale Edun says 4.83 trillion naira from T-Bills and Bonds issued in the first quarter of this year was used to pay part of the Ways and Means advances from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Sam Chidoka, CEO of Kairos Capital joins CNBC Africa for more on this discussion and Nigeria's debt management strategy.

Some countries in Europe have begun to ban short-haul flights to cut emissions. Will other countries follow? And — can these bans make a real difference?

The US consumer price index for March stood 3.5 percent higher than a year earlier, as inflation proved stickier than expected. A rate cut from the Federal Reserve, anticipated for June, is now in doubt. Also in this edition: the UN's climate chief calls for a new finance deal for developing countries, saying nations have two years to save the planet.

The trial of 27 people charged in the "Panama Papers" tax evasion and money laundering scandal opened in Panama on Monday. After the first day of hearings, we take a look back at the bombshell investigation that showed how the world's rich and famous used shell companies to avoid their domestic tax authorities. Also in this edition, FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn reports on US President Joe Biden's second attempt at cancelling student loan debt for 30 million Americans.

Gold broke above $2,300 on Thursday, and Juerg Kiener, chief investment officer at Swiss Asia Capital, told CNBC the precious metal could hit $2,600 within a year. Geopolitics, government money-printing and accelerated demand for precious metals in Asia will also boost gold's price, according to Kiener.

Following the 4.8-magnitude earthquake in the New York metropolitan area with the epicenter located in central New Jersey, New York City Mayor Eric Adams convened a briefing with senior administration officials to address the incident on Friday.

Striking a balance between regulation and letting businesses grow is always a difficult thing for policymakers to do. But has the EU veered into over-regulation? Our guest argues that red tape in some areas is holding back EU-based companies, and is partly responsible for those firms losing ground to their competitors in other parts of the world.

Consumer prices in the eurozone went down further in March than economists expected. But analysts are still not predicting an immediate cut in interest rates from the European Central Bank

Russia has banned the US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty. The move puts the organization’s staff and contributors at increased risk of prosecution. DW’s Juri Rescheto reports from Riga

With the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a US East Coast shipping hub has been sidelined. Not only will traffic have to be rerouted for years, but there are no ships coming in and out of the harbor for now, and likely for a long time to come.

A week of political and social events across the African continent. This week Uganda's constitutional court threw out a challenge to the homophobic law adopted last May.