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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-trials-ebola-vaccine-as-countries-rush-to-tame-spread-5641268</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T10:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Uganda trials Ebola vaccine as countries rush to tame spread]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ugandan contact of a patient who tested positive for Ebola is vaccinated with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (isolation centre) in Kampala on February 3, 2025.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-investigates-history-of-travellers-turning-up-with-ebola-in-other-countries-5641206</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T09:59:11Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Uganda investigates history of travellers turning up with Ebola in other countries]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A Uganda People's Defence Force officer directs travellers at the Mpondwe border post after Uganda closed its frontier with the Democratic Republic of Congo to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, in Kasese District, on May 28, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-central-bank-sells-fx-after-rate-hike-fails-to-stem-shilling-losses-5641440</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T09:02:04Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Uganda central bank sells FX after rate hike fails to stem shilling losses]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A teller handles Ugandan shilling notes inside the cashier's booth at a forex exchange bureau as the dollar rate continues to escalate in Kampala, Uganda, October 14, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/us-sidelines-tplf-as-it-seeks-to-mediate-ethiopia-eritrea-dispute-5641306</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T08:00:51Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[US sidelines TPLF as it seeks to mediate Ethiopia–Eritrea dispute]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tigray soldiers in Mekele on June 29, 2021.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/sudan-s-currency-tumbles-to-new-low-as-war-hammers-economy-5641244</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T07:11:25Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Sudan&apos;s currency tumbles to new low as war hammers economy]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[People stand at a market in Omdurman, Sudan September, 19, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ebola-adds-hardship-to-insecurity-riddled-northern-corridor-5641090</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ebola adds hardship to insecurity-riddled Northern Corridor ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Some countries also restricted border crossings altogether, allowing limited movement of people and goods.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/sudan-conflict-shapes-debate-on-future-of-un-mission-in-car-5641088</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-22T02:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Sudan conflict shapes debate on future of UN mission in CAR ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Officers from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (Minusca) on patrol in Bangui in a past photo. Minusca's mandate is set to expire on November 15, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/west-africa/macky-sall-senegal-politics-5640992</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T18:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[After withdrawing from UN race, Sall seeks power at home]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Macky Sall, then Senegal's President, addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, on September 19, 2023.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/west-africa/gambia-to-pay-jammeh-victims-with-2-5m-from-his-mansion-sale-5640794</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T16:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Gambia to pay Jammeh victims with $2.5m from his mansion sale]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh in a past event.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/ankara-s-somalia-gamble-5640678</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ankara’s Somalia gamble ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/tanzania-to-host-regional-maritime-university-5640434</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T13:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania to host regional maritime university]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/burhan-s-sudan-dialogue-proposal-faces-early-bumps-5640170</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T10:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Burhan’s Sudan dialogue proposal faces early bumps ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sudan's top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case-in-patient-who-arrived-from-uganda-5639838</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T06:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola patient had recently travelled to Uganda.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/africa/inside-eac-comesa-plan-to-cut-paperwork-fees-on-cross-border-trade-5639404</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-21T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Inside EAC, Comesa plan to cut paperwork, fees on cross-border trade]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenyan-starvation-cult-leader-convicted-of-deaths-of-nearly-200-children-5638910</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:42:40Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of deaths of nearly 200 children]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Pastor Paul Mackenzie follows proceedings during the High Court verdict delivered by Justice Diana Kavedza at the Mombasa Law Courts on October 19, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-seeks-169m-from-opec-fund-to-rerail-sgr-5638834</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:09:16Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Uganda seeks $169m from Opec Fund to rerail SGR]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Uganda is set to put its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project back on track.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/africa-s-conflicts-ebola-outbreak-halt-children-s-education-5638604</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-20T08:55:48Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Africa’s conflicts, Ebola outbreak halt children’s education]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sudanese refugee children from al-Fashir stand at sunset in the Tine transit camp amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Army, in eastern Chad, November 23, 2025.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/world/us-raises-warning-level-for-kenya-over-surging-ebola-risk-5638520</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-20T05:32:10Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[&apos;Reconsider travel&apos;: US raises warning level for Kenya over surging Ebola risk]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Travellers walk at the Kenya immigration services to access port health services at the Busia One Stop Border Post, a crossing point between Kenya and Uganda. A man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo travelled and died of a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo species at the Nairobi Hospital on October 8, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:50:46Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ethiopia&apos;s new Tigray administration signals retreat from Pretoria commitments amid fresh conflict]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A street in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia on September 23, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/world/pope-leo-pledges-gradual-return-to-duties-in-first-event-since-cancer-surgery-5637784</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:27:26Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties in first event since cancer surgery]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo appears at a window of the Apostolic Palace, in his first public event since cancer surgery, at the Vatican, October 18, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/the-pain-of-loans-visited-on-the-many-is-signed-in-secret-by-a-few-5635326</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[The pain of loans visited on the many is signed in secret by a few]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[God save you when the boss thinks they can pee on you!]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Are we children of a lesser god to be under this sort of leadership?]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/gulf-crisis-could-be-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-ea-ports-5637118</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Gulf crisis could be a blessing in disguise for EA ports]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/rwanda-bags-formula-one-blows-up-africa-s-2030-infrastructure-report-card-5635296</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-19T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Rwanda bags Formula One, blows up Africa’s 2030 infrastructure report card]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Formula One, Dangote refinery, Africa, Obbo]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/world/african-activists-speak-out-against-imf-and-world-bank-as-cost-of-living-soars-5637098</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-19T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[African activists speak out against IMF and World Bank as cost-of-living soars]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Peotesters clash with police during a demonstration against the World Bank near Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, the venue of IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings, in Bangkok, Thailand October 15, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/-tanzania-tightens-border-controls-as-ebola-cases-rise-in-kenya-5636248</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-18T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[ Tanzania tightens border controls as Ebola cases rise in Kenya]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Medical staff set up an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-assesses-eac-membership-benefits-two-years-on-5636194</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-18T04:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Somalia assesses EAC membership benefits, two years on]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia (left), Salva Kiir of South Sudan (centre) and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda (right) look at the new depiction of the East African Community on a map after Somalia signed the Treaty of Accession to the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC, becoming the eighth member of the bloc on December 15, 2023.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/world-bank-chief-banga-warns-of-800-million-jobs-gap-5636170</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-18T03:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[World Bank chief Banga warns of 800 million jobs gap]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[World Bank President Ajay Banga.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/under-pressure-more-shocks-from-global-crises-test-ea-currencies-5635200</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-17T07:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Under pressure: More shocks from global crises test EA currencies]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kabila-s-alliance-with-m23-rebels-upends-dr-congo-peace-deals-5635348</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-17T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kabila’s alliance with M23 rebels upends DR Congo fragile peace deals]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/editorials/rwanda-s-earned-formula-1-deal-is-no-doubt-africa-s-big-moment-5635154</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-17T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Rwanda’s earned Formula 1 deal is no doubt Africa’s big moment]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Formula One F1 - Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore - October 11, 2026. Red Bull's Max Verstappen passes the chequered flag to win the Singapore Grand Prix Pool.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-in-talks-for-fresh-multilateral-financing-5635274</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T19:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya in talks for fresh multilateral financing, central bank chief says ]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[debt-for-food swap,kenya loan,kenya debt,world bank financing,central bank of kenya]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/will-a-new-leader-and-new-name-boost-the-rebellion-in-eastern-congo--5634868</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T14:28:13Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Will a new leader and new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo?]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, ,conflict]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo’s former President Joseph Kabila arrives for a meeting with religious leaders to help find a “solution” to the crisis in the country’s eastern regions, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized significant territory, in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo on May 29, 2025.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenyan-transporters-suspend-cargo-movement-into-congo-over-safety-fears-5634776</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T13:25:44Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenyan transporters suspend cargo movement into Congo over safety fears]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The Rwanda-DR Congo border in Gisenyi, Rubavu.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/world/otunnu-sall-face-chop-from-un-race-as-trump-pushes-for-new-entrants-5634392</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T12:32:36Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Otunnu, Sall face chop from UN race as Trump pushes for new entrants]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Senegalese president Macky Sall (right) and Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/burhan-commits-to-trump-led-peace-efforts-in-sudan-5634664</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T12:23:55Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Burhan commits to Trump-led peace efforts in Sudan]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sudan's top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/rwanda-grand-prix-is-a-continental-windfall-5634350</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T12:06:19Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Rwanda Grand Prix is a continental windfall]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[EO of the Rwanda Development Board, Nelly Mukayzayire, Minister of Sport of Rwanda and Carsten Tilke, Managing Director of Tilke GmbH & Co. KG during the press conference after Formula 1 officially announced a 10-year agreement to host the African Grand Prix in Rwanda, marking the sport's first return to the African continent since 1993]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-election-timetable-deepens-political-divisions-5634522</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T11:30:30Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Somalia election timetable deepens political divisions]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC), sOMALIA POLLS]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A Somali citizen votes at a polling station in 2016. The country will hold presidential elections on May 15, after a delay of one year.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/eac-seeks-45m-for-production-of-medicines-vaccines-5633818</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-16T07:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[EAC seeks $45m for production of medicines, vaccines]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[East African Community (EAC), Berlin, Germany, health, medicine, funding]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[EAC seeks to strengthen regional health security through local production of medicines, vaccines and essential medical supplies.]]></image:caption>
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