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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Africa favours opportunistic free trade, foreign alliances]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a priority economic integration effort within the African Union’s Agenda 2063.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kadaga-eala-mps-tour-arusha-stadium-5629640</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kadaga, Eala MPs tour Arusha stadium]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[EAC Council of Ministers chairperson Rebecca Kadaga (centre) and Eala members at the Arusha Pamoja Afcon Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/case-of-stronger-future-for-coffee-5618028</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Case of stronger future for coffee]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Coffee already demonstrates what international trade can achieve.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/-doing-life-classic-love-story-with-restrained-perry-touch-5626658</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[&apos;Doing Life&apos;: Classic love story with restrained Perry touch]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/are-stablecoins-legitimising-digital-asset-transactions-5618016</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[New era: Are stablecoins legitimising the future of digital asset transactions?]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Stablecoins seek to dispel uncertainty by tethering their value to another asset.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenya-and-uganda-walk-tightrope-over-trump-s-sanctions-on-icc-5623472</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya and Uganda walk tightrope over Trump&apos;s sanctions on ICC ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The International Criminal Court headquarters at The Hague in the Netherlands.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/our-minds-could-be-diseased-and-we-don-t-know-5626362</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Our minds could be diseased, and we don’t - may never - know]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[As with all health matters, mental health issues need to be addressed, and especially because they are not fully comprehended and can take extremely nuanced manifestations.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/no-pomp-as-uganda-marks-independence-5628660</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[No pomp as Uganda marks independence]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/afcra-not-here-to-launder-sovereign-borrowers-5626686</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T08:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Afcra not here to launder sovereign borrowers but to influence African capital]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Credit ratings expert Mishek Mutize.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/role-of-social-media-in-democracy-is-tied-to-a-nation-s-gdp-5626592</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T08:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Good or bad? Role of social media in democracy is tied to a nation’s GDP]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[US and other wealthier nations view the online community as harmful to democracy but poorer ones see it a key tool for holding leaders to account.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/migrants-dead-after-boat-from-djibouti-to-yemen-capsizes-5628604</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T08:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Over 130 migrants dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A portion of the capsized vessel floats near Guhere, north of the port town of Obock, Djibouti, in this photograph released on October 10, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/our-crazy-love-affair-with-land-will-kill-us-5626334</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[From Zimbabwe to Rwanda and Somalia: Our crazy love affair with land will kill us ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Land is the cheapest promise a politician can make.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/international-education-today-for-a-local-job-later-5626342</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-12T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[International education today for a local job later? It’s in the stars]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The new standards now require these schools to declare which curriculum they actually follow and submit to inspection.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/dangote-is-ruto-s-chance-at-real-success-5626358</loc>
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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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<news:title><![CDATA[Currency, fuel, incomes test Museveni’s $500bn economy ambition  ]]></news:title>
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<news:title><![CDATA[East Africa’s refinery market is bigger than the map]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-10T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenyan banks shrug off red flags over investment in government debt]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The concentration of government debt on banks’ balance sheets constrains their credit strength and ties their financial health to sovereign risk.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/now-us-reopens-door-on-african-combat-missions-un-budget-5626578</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-10T08:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Now US reopens door on African combat missions to draw from UN budget]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-10T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ethiopia, Eritrea draw battle lines as crisis deepens]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Republican Guards during a patrol outside the terminal at the Mekelle Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, October 7, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-10T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Energy, housing, law: Inside Rwanda-Kenya trade deals]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/east-africa-disease-watch-queried-kenya-deals-with-ebola-scare-5626514</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-10T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[East Africa disease watch queried as Kenya deals with Ebola scare]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Thousands of trucks routinely cross several countries carrying food, fuel, medicines, agricultural products and industrial inputs.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kiir-s-quid-pro-quo-with-ruto-on-polls-dangote-refinery-5626546</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-10T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kiir’s quid pro quo with Ruto on polls, Dangote refinery]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan President William Ruto hosts his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir at State House, Nairobi, on October 5, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/editorials/beware-health-threats-do-not-respect-national-jurisdictions-5626584</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-10T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Beware! Health threats do not respect national jurisdictions]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[ebola,the eastafrican,health threat,ebola threat,ebola kenya,ebola congo]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The East African region needs a permanent cross-border health-security mechanism, supported by shared data, compatible protocols, joint simulations and rapidly deployable response teams.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/south-sudan-breaks-ground-for-naivasha-dry-port-5626368</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T16:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[South Sudan breaks ground for Naivasha dry port]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[An excavator at the groundbreaking ceremony for the South Sudan Inland Container Depot and Free Economic Zone in Naivasha on October 8, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/guest-blogs/kenya-ebola-scare-reveals-continental-vulnerability-5626206</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T14:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya’s Ebola scare reveals continental vulnerability]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Medical staff set up an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 29, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/south-sudan-denies-plan-to-eject-foreign-traders-5625792</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T11:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[South Sudan denies plan to eject foreign traders]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Money displayed at a market in South Sudan. Juba has dismissed reports of plans to expel foreign traders.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ai-boom-trade-resilience-lift-global-trade-outlook-5625534</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T10:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[AI boom, trade resilience lift global trade outlook as gains uneven]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The World Trade Organization expects the continent’s merchandise imports to grow by 8.9 percent in volume in 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/world/labour-sagal-abdi-wali-retains-former-pm-seat-london-by-election-5625514</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T09:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali retains former PM&apos;s seat in London by-election]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali speaks following her victory in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, triggered by the resignation of former Prime Minister Keir Starmer as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, in London, Britain on October 9, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/africa-rating-agency-to-issue-2000-new-shares-5625488</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T09:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Africa rating agency to issue 2000 new shares]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The Africa Credit Rating Agency (Afcra) is expected to save the continent billions of dollars by doing away with the 2 per cent Africa premium charged by investors.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kagame-m23-host-au-elders-on-eastern-congo-peace-5625220</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-09T04:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kagame, M23 host AU elders on eastern Congo peace ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (right), an African Union facilitator, with Corneille Nangaa, coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), during peace talks in Goma in the DRC on October 5, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/east-africa-s-refining-contest-5623786</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T16:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[East Africa’s refining contest: Who will find the margins to survive? ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ongoing construction of the Marine Storage Jetty at Tanga Port, Tanzania.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/new-inspection-requirements-to-increase-cost-of-tyres-kenya-5624800</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T15:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[New inspection requirements to increase cost of tyres in Kenya]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan tyre importers are bracing for higher costs after the rollout of destination inspection charges.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/tanzania-fuel-prices-surge-7pc-5624716</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T14:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania fuel prices surge 7pc on supply glitches]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Petrol in Dar es Salaam has gone up by Tsh261 to Tsh4,057 ($1.54) per litre, while diesel has risen by Tsh209 to Tsh4,086 ($1.56) per litre.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/museveni-urges-africa-to-move-beyond-colonial-era-groupings-5624648</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Museveni urges Africa to move beyond colonial-era groupings]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T13:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Mo Ibrahim:  Zambia&apos;s Hichilema has really changed]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema during his swearing-in ceremony for a second term at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia on September 1, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/dafroza-gauthier-resilience-in-the-hunt-for-genocidaires-5624126</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-08T09:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Dafroza Gauthier: Portrait of resilience in the hunt for genocidaires]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dafroza Gauthier in Paris, France on February 4, 2014.]]></image:caption>
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