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<news:title><![CDATA[What is driving renewed fighting in Ethiopia? ]]></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/business-tech/museveni-i-support-lamu-refinery-but-i-will-not-invest-there-5616312</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Museveni: I support Lamu refinery, but I won’t invest there]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the East African Refinery in Lamu County, Kenya on September 30, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/morocco-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-5616252</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T14:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Morocco’s king appoints first woman prime minister following election]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Morocco's King Mohammed VI receives Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who was appointed Morocco's first woman prime minister, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco on September 29, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ifc-backs-airtel-money-ipo-with-90-million-5616144</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T13:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[IFC backs Airtel Money IPO with $90 million]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[An Airtel Money sign at a shop in Nairobi, Kenya on May 21, 2025.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/wicknell-chivayo-zimbabwe-businessman-5616060</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T13:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Wicknell Chivayo, the Zimbabwean businessman who ate with kings]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Zimbabwean entrepreneur Wicknell Chivayo with Kenyan President William Ruto.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/for-sir-wicknell-generosity-came-with-horsepower-5615952</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T12:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[For ‘Sir Wicknell’, generosity came with horsepower, headlines and posts on the Gram]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tycoon Wicknell Chivayo.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/return-of-somali-piracy-spooks-shippers-5615794</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Return of Somali piracy spooks shippers]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[An armed Somali pirate keeping vigil on the coastline near Hobyo, northeastern Somalia.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/zimbabwe-helicopter-crash-chivayo-5615452</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T04:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo, wife among six killed in helicopter crash]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tycoon Wicknell Chivayo.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/british-banks-exit-from-africa-fuels-31-mergers-in-comesa-bloc-5615330</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[British banks’ exit from Africa fuels 31 mergers in Comesa bloc]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[StanChart Bank. Between 2021 and 2025, the UK financial conglomerate Atlas Mara, Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays Plc exited several African markets for more profitable markets globally.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/how-kenya-won-back-rwanda-s-oil-cargo-imports-5614842</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T14:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[How Kenya won back Rwanda’s oil cargo imports]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum James Wandayi and Rwanda’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Armand Zingiro, at Mombasa port on September 29, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/dangote-s-50bn-investment-plan-for-africa-5614702</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T11:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Dangote’s $50bn investment plan for Africa ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Aliko Dangote during the groundbreaking ceremony for the East African Refinery in Lamu, Kenya on September 30, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/japan-eyes-china-s-lunch-in-northern-corridor-projects-5614468</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Japan eyes China’s lunch in Northern Corridor projects]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The Karuma Bridge. Japan has pledged financing for the reconstruction of the $150 million strategic Karuma Bridge in northern Uganda.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/court-sets-november-6-for-lissu-treason-verdict-5614558</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T09:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Court sets November 6 for Lissu treason verdict]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[tundu lissu,treason trial,tanzania,lissu court]]></news:keywords>
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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/business-tech/why-east-african-banks-are-joining-yuan-payment-system-5614418</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T07:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Why East African banks are joining yuan payment system]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[yuan,dollar,renminbi,China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese yuan notes. With China being Africa’s largest export market, the China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System will simplify and accelerate the clearance of transactions between the two markets.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/bongo-artistes-love-hate-relations-with-moral-police-basata-5613210</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T07:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Bongo artistes’ love-hate relations with ‘moral police’ Basata]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Bongo artistes Harmonize, Ommy Dimpoz and Diamond. Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (Basata), the National Arts Council, has imposed song bans and a combined fine of Tsh19 million ($7,100) on five artistes for allegedly violating “national moral values.”]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/eac-comesa-competition-watchdogs-review-vivo-acquisition-plan-5614242</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[EAC, Comesa competition watchdogs review Vivo Energy acquisition plan]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[vivo energy,mount meru petroleum group]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dubai-headquartered Mount Meru Petroleum Group Ltd is seeking to acquire Vivo Energy Rouge Holdings from its parent company, Vivo Energy Overseas Holdings Ltd.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/unga-orchestra-when-musicians-conductor-don-t-agree-5613440</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-30T02:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[UNGA orchestra: When musicians, conductor don’t agree on the musical score]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[UNGA,united nations]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Delegates at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US on September 24, 2026]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/ugandan-kingdom-enthrones-ex-tv-anchor-after-succession-fight-5613870</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-29T15:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[tooro,tooro king,uganda,tooro succession]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tooro King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I performs traditional rituals and rites ahead of his coronation, as the Tooro Kingdom prepares for the transition to a new reign at the Karuziika Palace, in Buhesi, Bunyangabu District, Uganda on September 28, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/all-roads-lead-to-lamu-flights-full-ahead-of-refinery-launch-5613328</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-29T10:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[All roads lead to Lamu: Flights full ahead of refinery launch]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[lamu refinery,aliko dangote,dangote refinery,lamu flights,refinery launch]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A Jambojet plane. Flights to Lamu’s Manda Airport are fully booked as traffic builds up ahead of the highly anticipated groundbreaking ceremony for the $17 billion Dangote East Africa Refinery.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/red-cross-evacuates-161-as-conflict-spreads-in-tigray-5613270</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-29T10:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Red Cross evacuates 161 as conflict spreads in Tigray]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ethiopia evacuates people out of conflict-affected Mekelle in Tigray to Semera in the Afar region on September 28, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-politician-beaten-to-death-after-urging-ebola-prevention-5612944</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-29T06:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[ebola,ebola drc,Marie-Celestin Karondwa,ebola prevention]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Marie-Celestin Karondwa, acting president of the UDPS party's federal executive committee in Butembo and a party spokesperson, was attacked by residents of his neighbourhood after appearing on a radio show.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/rwanda-to-chair-g77-5612920</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-29T05:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Rwanda to chair G77]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[G77,Group of 77]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US on September 25, 2025.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kilimanjaro-fire-two-mountain-climbing-routes-closed-5612898</loc>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>The East African</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-09-29T04:37:39Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kilimanjaro fire: Tanapa closes two mountain climbing routes]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[mount kilimanjaro,mt kilimanjaro fire]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A view of Mount Kilimanjaro.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/horror-of-south-africa-s-mass-killings-as-toll-5612872</loc>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/tanzania-lifts-special-visa-clearance-for-nigerian-travellers-5611910</loc>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/congo-ebola-infections-cross-8000-government-says-5611796</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Uganda’s Idi Amin and the East African act UNGA New York will never forget]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Uganda should stop wasting time and take 50,000 deportees ... In exchange, Uganda receives $5 billion.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A loader carries a bag of barley for sun-drying at the Railway Grounds in Nakuru Town, Kenya on August 19, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T13:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:title><![CDATA[‘Opportunity for Africa to shape own business, destiny’]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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