IFC’s Pimenta on investment opportunities and challenges on the continent

Govt needs to engage indigenous private sector - Jadesimi

Land use charge - organised private sector flays exorbitant increase.

According to the recent Depository Corporation survey report by the CBN, credit to Nigeria's domestic economy dropped by 6.41 percent to N25.71 trillion in May, driven by decline in credit to the government and to the private sector.

What does the re-election of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari mean for the country’s private sector? Timothy Olawale, Director General of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association joins CNBC Africa from Abuja to discuss this.

Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group says from a private sector perspective the African Continental Free Trade Agreement is important in that it will help in achieving the post-2015 and 2063 agenda.

Private sector players advised joining politics.

The African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum is targeting about $50 billion worth of pledges in its second outing later this year. Stella Kilonzo, Senior Director, Africa Investment Forum at the AfDB joined CNBC Africa's Godfrey Mutizwa for an update on the forum and more.

As the 13th annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association's Section on Business Law winds to a close, the Chairman of the conference planning committee, Adeoye Adefulu, says a communique containing recommendations from the conference will be issued to the Nigerian government and its economic management team.

Director of Investment Group (IG) at the African Finance Corporation (AFC), Taiwo Adeniji says this year's African Investment Forum (AIF) in November is an avenue to match users of capital to providers of capital. He joins CNBC Africa for more.

President of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer says the Red Cross is experimenting with private sector partnerships for more impact. According to the International Red Cross Chief, while traditional humanitarianism is important in short term emergency, long term protracted conflicts, especially in Africa, demand a different strategy. To discuss this and more, President of the International Committee of Red Cross, Peter Maurer joins CNBC Africa's Christy Cole for more.

The 25th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group has ended in Abuja with an agenda for competitive private sector.

The quality of conversations at the Africa Investment Forum has been impressive, and focussed on transactions that can be transformative for the continent. Ade Ayeyemi, CEO of Ecobank spoke to CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor, saying that he felt energised by the frank conversations to bring projects to a bankable stage.