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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[African shore of global power: Who governs waters of Guardafui?]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Damage in the aftermath of Houthi strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen on August 10, 2026. From late 2023, the Houthis showed how armed power projected from one shore could redirect global shipping and alter the regional balance.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/billionaire-dangote-launches-oil-refinery-people-s-ipo-5595862</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T12:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Billionaire Dangote launches oil refinery &apos;people&apos;s IPO&apos;]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, speaks during the opening day of Dangote Refinery's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) in Marina, Lagos, Nigeria on September 14, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/yemeni-rebels-close-to-djibouti-jeopardise-shipping-5595726</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[The threat next door: Yemeni rebels close to Djibouti, jeopardise shipping]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A Houthi follower in Sanaa, Yemen on April 6, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/renewed-hope-for-somalia-peace-mission-5595588</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Renewed hope for Somalia peace mission as US softens stance on UN support unit]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The United States has signalled a more measured approach to the planned closure of the UN Support Office in Somalia.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/charities-call-for-aid-to-sudan-s-vulnerable-5595044</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Charities call for aid to Sudan’s vulnerable ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Civilians who fled the war-torn Sudan camp at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) transit centre in Renk, near the border crossing point in Renk County of Upper Nile State, South Sudan on May 1, 2023.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ugandan-coffee-climate-change-5594788</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T14:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ugandan coffee farmers take the heat from climate change and thieves]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Average national coffee prices fell to Ush13,000 ($3.3) per kilogramme of Fair Average Coffee by close of August 2026, compared with a record high of Ush24,000 ($6) per kilogramme registered mid 2024.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/celebrate-a-death-we-re-in-a-big-hole-and-we-seem-not-to-know-5592462</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Celebrate a death? We’re in a big hole, and we seem not to know]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Bad news affecting someone you do not like is to be celebrated, a very dangerous reminder that if given an opportunity without consequence, we would have caused what we celebrate.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[We’re in EAC until Dangote’s and Alpha’s refinery do us apart]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Is this still the East African Community our founders imagined, or has it drifted into something closer to an East African Confusion?]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/ethnic-hate-and-the-apocalyptic-danger-of-the-roadside-decrees-5592464</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Ethnic hate and the apocalyptic danger of the roadside decrees]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Burundi nationals outside the Embassy of Burundi Chancery in Nairobi on September 7, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T05:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[‘Good’ Shabaab - yaw-yaw over war-war - could be bad for Kenya and Uganda]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Confining the attacks to northeastern Kenya and the borderlands means they don’t make the news on TV or in newspapers. Therefore, the rest of Kenya doesn’t get so worked up over it.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/tooro-king-oyo-buried-in-western-uganda-5593906</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-13T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tooro King Oyo buried in western Uganda]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Royal guards stand in formation as they receive the body of the late Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, at the St John's Cathedral for a requiem Mass ahead of his burial at the Karambi Royal Tombs, in Fort Portal, Kabarole district, Uganda on September 12, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/who-gains-from-africa-s-booming-air-traffic-5592406</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Boeing, Airbus, Embraer: Who gains from Africa’s booming air traffic?]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Planes at Moi International Airport in Mombasa on June 2012.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-13T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tyranny by law: When treason charges are a tool for muzzling political dissent]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A Kenyan activist with placards at a protest in Nairobi demanding the release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who faces treason charges.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/east-african-banks-break-into-roll-of-global-elite-lenders-5592422</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-13T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[East African banks break into roll of global elite lenders]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya’s Co-operative Bank, KCB Group, Equity and Stanbic, alongside Tanzania’s NMB and CRDB and DRC’s RawBank, rank among the world’s top-performing banks.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Let the Global South be aware of the Emperor’s new trade system]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Miners at the entrance of a pit in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cash crops like tea, tobacco and coffee are declining in value.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-12T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Evolving terrorism threats in region alarm the UN]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Media report in front of a destroyed building after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on August 21, 2022.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-12T07:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Inside Uganda’s push to rebuild its food system from the soil up]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[An aerial view of a farmland in Uganda. Degraded soils produce weak crops, which become more vulnerable to pests and diseases, creating a cycle in which farmers reach for more chemicals.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan relatives of victims recruited to fight in the Russia–Ukraine war pray near lit candles as they protest outside the Parliament buildings, Nairobi on March 5, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan President William Ruto addresses residents of Kipkelion West, Kericho County, in his Rift Valley stronghold.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/king-oyo-boy-monarch-who-redefined-cultural-resilience-5592430</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-12T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[King Oyo: Boy monarch who redefined cultural resilience]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-south-sudan-move-to-protect-trade-route-ilemi-triangle-5592502</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-12T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya, South Sudan move to protect trade route amid Ilemi Triangle row]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Turkana people in he Ilemi Triangle, Kenya on July 23, 2019.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/frank-whalley-the-indomitable-art-critic-i-knew-5592252</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-12T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Frank Whalley, the indomitable art critic I knew]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[British-born Kenyan journalist Frank Whalley, who died in September at the age of 79.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/-the-runner-trips-and-falls-from-the-starting-line-5592254</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-12T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[&apos;The Runner&apos; trips and falls from the starting line]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/editorials/kicking-out-the-neighbours-may-not-create-jobs-for-kenyans-5592418</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-12T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kicking out the neighbours may not create jobs for Kenyans]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Blaming foreigners for the failures of economic policy is a cheap and ultimately disingenuous way for political leaders to escape accountability for weak, unequal or incoherent economic growth.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ifad-equity-bank-in-200m-climate-adaptation-financing-deal-5592242</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T16:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[IFAD, Equity Bank in $200m climate adaptation financing deal]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Equity BCDC Managing Director Willy Mulamba, Group CEO of Equity Group Holdings Dr James Mwangi and Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director Moses Nyabanda at Equity Centre in Nairobi on August 19, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/lamu-refinery-races-ahead-of-uganda-s-5592000</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T14:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Lamu refinery races ahead of Uganda’s as Dangote eyes September 30 groundbreaking]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dangote Petroleum refinery in Lagos, Nigeria. Dangote Group is targeting about 30 months for construction of the Lamu facility.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/making-of-gaza-mission-october-deployment-in-doubt-5591504</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T09:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Making of Gaza mission: Uganda commits 1,200 but October deployment in doubt]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ugandan army. Currently, only Uganda has agreed to deploy a significant 1,200-strong contingent to the US-led International Stabilization Force.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/in-his-majesty-s-service-the-king-oyo-i-knew-5591474</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[On his majesty’s service: The King Oyo I knew]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Oyo Nyimba at Bulange during Kabaka Mutebi's birthday celebrations in 2015.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/clearing-agents-protest-new-export-declaration-rule-5590856</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Clearing agents protest new export declaration rule by Kenya taxman]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Port of Mombasa. A cargo clearance dispute at the Port of Mombasa is threatening to disrupt the flow of goods to East and Central Africa.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/ugandan-tooro-kingdom-gripped-by-succession-battle-5590660</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T13:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ugandan Tooro kingdom gripped by succession battle after monarch&apos;s death]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The flag-draped coffin with the body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, of the Tooro Kingdom during a ceremony at the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda on September 4, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/experts-agoa-extension-does-not-offer-much-to-africa-5590410</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T11:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Experts: Agoa extension does not offer much to Africa]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[While the AGOA renewal offers a critical short-to-medium-term reprieve for key sectors like apparel and automotive manufacturing, it falls short of the decade-long renewals seen in the past.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/we-have-no-home-to-go-to-say-burundians-in-kitengela-5590150</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[We have no home to go to, say Burundians in Kitengela]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Archade Nshimirimana, 34, beauty parlor owner at Kitengela town on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi in this photo taken on September 8 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/britam-eyes-congo-entry-5574924</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T17:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Britam eyes Congo entry with acquisition of financial services firm ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Britam Holdings Plc Group Managing Director and CEO Tom Gitogo delivers his remarks at Britam Towers in Nairobi on August 28, 2026, during the release of the insurer’s half-year results.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/ugandan-pharma-joins-au-medicines-procurement-pool-5589738</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T17:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ugandan pharma joins AU medicines procurement pool]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dei BioPharma’s ambitions similarly encompass conventional medicines, injectables, oncology products, biological products, biosimilars, diagnostics and vaccines.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/correcting-the-map-is-an-act-of-african-agency-5589352</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T14:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Correcting the map is an act of African agency]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/staff-shortage-funding-gaps-hamper-congo-ebola-response-5589294</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T13:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Staff shortage, funding gaps hamper Congo Ebola response: WHO]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Civil Protection team, which works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus, disinfect after handling the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo on July 10, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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