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<news:title><![CDATA[War in the Horn: America&apos;s dilemma]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/abiy-starts-new-term-pushes-red-sea-tensions-5623026</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T12:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Abiy starts new term, pushes Red Sea access plan]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed takes oath of office to lead Ethiopia for the next five years at the Parliament building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 5, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/why-imf-urges-caution-on-launch-of-somalia-s-new-money-5622964</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T11:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Why IMF urges caution on launch of Somalia’s new money]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Abdirahman Nur with a pile of Somali currency at Daaru Dollar exchange shop in Hamarweyne district, Mogadishu on May 13, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/ebola-case-in-kenya-puts-region-on-alert-5622894</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T10:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ebola case in Kenya puts East African region on alert]]></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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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/tanzania-moves-to-cap-tenure-for-bank-leadership-5622448</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[No more forever CEOs: Tanzania moves to cap tenure for bank leadership]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/africa-s-new-credit-agency-5622462</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T20:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Africa’s new credit agency: Why it’s about a lot more than just ratings]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) should not be viewed as a challenger attempting to compete head-on with the century old rating agencies.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/unitary-tax-scheme-a-sure-path-to-improved-revenue-corporates-5618006</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T14:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Unitary tax scheme a sure path to improved revenue from corporates]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Major multinationals are headquartered in high income countries that also control the tax regime of those companies.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/au-regional-blocs-sign-standby-force-deal-5621770</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T12:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[AU, regional blocs sign standby force deal ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The African Union and several major regional blocs have signed an agreement aimed at speeding up and coordinating the deployment of the African Standby Force.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/reflections-from-puntland-the-coming-political-earthquake-5621812</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T12:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Reflections from Puntland: The coming political earthquake]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A Puntland woman living in Nairobi during a past get-together.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenyan-appeal-court-suspends-new-shipping-rules-5621614</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T11:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenyan appeal court suspends new shipping rules]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A ship offloads cargo containers at the Port of Mombasa on November 18, 2024.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/kenya-first-ebola-patient-dies-at-a-nairobi-hospital-5621464</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T09:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya&apos;s first Ebola patient dies at a Nairobi hospital]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The doctor suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever because of the patient's symptoms and his travel history to the DRC.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/kilimanjaro-wildfire-shuts-third-tourist-route-5621388</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kilimanjaro wildfire shuts third tourist route ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Fire on a section of Mt Kilimanjaro slopes on September 4, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/airstrikes-and-artillery-hit-north-ethiopia-5621138</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T04:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Airstrikes and artillery hit north Ethiopia as government and rebels clash, sources say]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A damaged roof of Tigray Television Station, the Tigray Regional Government broadcaster, after a drone strike in Mekelle, Ethiopia on September 27, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/horn-of-africa-crisis-deepens-african-union-ethiopia-stance-5621124</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T04:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Horn of Africa crisis deepens as Egypt challenges AU on Ethiopia stance]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tigrayan forces patrol the streets as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations in Mekelle, Tigray region on September 23, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/wfp-driver-killed-in-airstrike-on-sudan-aid-convoy-5620638</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T14:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[WFP driver killed in airstrike on Sudan aid convoy]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/eac-arrears-hit-125m-eclipses-bloc-s-annual-budget-5620282</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T11:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[EAC arrears hit $125m, eclipses bloc’s annual budget]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Only 17 per cent of the EAC assessed contributions for the current financial year had been paid.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/november-6-tundu-lissu-s-date-with-the-high-court-panel--5618032</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T05:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[November 6 it is: Tundu Lissu’s date with the High Court panel]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu of Chadema party reacts to his supporters as he arrives in the dock at the High Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on August 26, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/seek-first-evolution-of-the-mind-a-seat-at-the-un-will-follow-5618036</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T05:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Seek first evolution of the mind and a seat at the UN will follow]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan President William Ruto addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, on September 23, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/could-war-be-good-for-ethiopia-lesson-from-northern-uganda-5618042</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Could war be good for Ethiopia? Lesson from once-broken northern Uganda]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[An uncontrolled Ethiopian war would mean refugees, disrupted trade and another security headache.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/fill-in-the-blanks-afrigo-without-moses-is-hard-to-imagine-as-5618024</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-05T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Fill in the blanks: Afrigo without Moses is hard to imagine as ...]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[What happens to Afrigo in the coming months deserves more than sentimental attention.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-electricity-demand-up-fuels-more-power-imports-5617978</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T20:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya electricity demand up, fuels more power imports]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Acting Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority chief Joseph Oketch.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/drc-population-count-begins-5618054</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T20:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Countdown to $192m DRC population count begins]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A drone view of Butembo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, on September 9, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/us-rekindles-interest-in-lobito-corridor-hydropower-expansion-5617972</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[US rekindles interest in Lobito Corridor with $3m grant for hydropower expansion]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A modern train passenger car at the outdoor platform of the Lobito railway station in Angola.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/iran-conflict-dents-african-start-up-funding-5617970</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Iran conflict dents African start-up funding]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/region-in-efforts-to-clean-up-trade-routes-5618000</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-04T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Region in efforts to clean up trade routes as cargo volumes increase]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Trucks in Malaba wait to enter Uganda. About 75,000 tonnes of cargo move on the Northern Corridor every day on 2,000 to 3,000 trucks.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/climate/tanzania-close-schools-early-as-el-ni%C3%B1o-rains-loom-5618448</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T12:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania to close schools early as El Niño rains loom]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Students at a school in Tanzania. Schools across Mainland Tanzania will now close on November 13, instead of December 4, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/nyabongo-man-from-tv-who-became-the-king-of-tooro-5617044</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T08:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Nyabongo: Man from TV who became the King of Tooro]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo 1 of the Tooro Kingdom, the 13th monarch of the Batooro people, on his throne, on the day of his coronation at the Karuziika palace, Fort Portal, Uganda on September 29, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/a-visual-spectacle-and-the-power-of-friendship-5617042</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T07:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[A visual spectacle and the power of friendship]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA['Forgotten Island' poster.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-wavers-on-debt-swap-as-financing-costs-increase-5617904</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya wavers on $1 billion debt swap as financing costs increase ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya’s National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi in Kisumu on July 4, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/east-africans-struggling-to-buy-dangote-stake-5617962</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[East Africans struggling to buy Dangote stake]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Aliko Dangote speaks at an IPO engagement session with East African institutional investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange on September 29, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/millions-in-sudan-face-fresh-hurdle-over-climate-risk-5618012</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Millions in Sudan face fresh hurdle over climate risk]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Women who fled the war-torn Sudan queue to receive food rations at the UNHCR transit centre in Renk, Upper Nile State, South Sudan.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/race-for-ea-oil-projects-5617928</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Race for EA oil projects: $16bn Lamu refinery puts Ugandan plan to the test]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya’s President William Ruto and industrialist Aliko Dangote inspect machinery before the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, on September 30, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/horn-of-africa-peace-deals-collapse-as-conflicts-converge-5618052</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Horn of Africa peace deals collapse as conflicts converge]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Internally displaced people sit outside a tent at Hasahisa Secondary School in Sudan.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/inside-dangote-s-industrial-empire-in-east-horn-of-africa-5617944</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Inside Dangote’s industrial empire in East, Horn of Africa]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dangote Group President and Chief Executive Officer Aliko Dangote.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/interparty-dialogue-south-sudan-polls-talks-5618050</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Interparty dialogue: South Sudan polls talks stutter as opposition stay away]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[South Sudanese security forces stand guard in Juba after President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional government in September 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[A regional war: Ethiopia troop pullout plan puts Somalia security under new strain]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tigrayan forces patrol the streets as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations in Mekelle, Tigray region on September 23, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/editorials/private-capital-and-the-lesson-of-lamu-for-africa-5618038</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-03T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Private capital and the lesson of Lamu for Africa]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The proposed Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu, centred promises to reshape the region’s energy landscape if delivered as planned.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kiir-opponents-in-december-elections-race-5618044</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T14:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over Asmara embassy closure]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/ethiopian-forces-near-tigray-capital-5617586</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T14:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A shattered window of Tigray Television Station, the Tigray Regional Government broadcaster, after a drone strike in Mekelle, Ethiopia, on September 27, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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