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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/another-fire-breaks-out-on-mt-kilimanjaro-5611892</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-28T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Another fire breaks out on Mt Kilimanjaro]]></news:title>
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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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<news:publication_date>2026-09-28T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania lifts special visa clearance for Nigerian travellers]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Nigerian travellers to Tanzania will no longer need special immigration clearance before applying for visas.]]></image:caption>
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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:name>The East African</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-28T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Congo’s Ebola infections cross 8,000, government says]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) doctors treat a patient inside the Kitatumba Ebola treatment centre as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo species, in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo on September 23, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/uganda-s-idi-amin-and-the-east-african-act-5609740</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-28T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<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[At the UN General Assembly, Uganda's Idi Amin became the first African leader of the era to receive a standing ovation, mostly from a bloc of Arab, Soviet, and non-aligned countries in attendance.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/oh-all-the-crude-we-could-refine-with-cash-from-deportees-5609746</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Oh, all the crude we could refine with the cash from the deportees]]></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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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/trump-is-afraid-of-epstein-here-we-fear-something-else-5609748</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Trump is afraid of Epstein; here we fear something else altogether]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC on May 8, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-county-levies-raise-cost-of-moving-goods-trade-corridors-5609780</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-27T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[How Kenya county levies raise cost of moving goods on trade corridors]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/why-kenyan-farmers-are-steadily-trading-wheat-for-barley-5609786</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-27T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Why Kenyan farmers are steadily trading wheat for barley]]></news:title>
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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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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/resolution-of-iran-tea-export-impasse-rests-with-kenya-5609760</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-27T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Resolution of Iran tea export impasse rests with Kenya - Iran ambassador]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Iran's Ambassador to Kenya, Dr. Ali Gholampour, during an interview at the Iran Embassy in Nairobi on September 23, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/shut-the-door-on-tainted-leaders-unga-5609750</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T13:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Shut the door on tainted leaders, make UNGA more meaningful]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Delegates walk out as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly 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/opinion/guest-blogs/the-emperor-s-changing-money-system-shaping-us-5607684</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T12:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[The emperor’s changing money system shaping us]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Paytm payment QR codes are displayed at shop in Mumbai, India in this photo taken on September 20, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/opportunity-for-africa-to-shape-own-business-destiny-5609776</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T12:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[‘Opportunity for Africa to shape own business, destiny’]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ms Sanda Ojiambo, the Assistant Secretary General, CEO and Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact (UNGCC).]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-s-nssf-declares-record-22pc-interest-5609784</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T12:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Uganda’s NSSF declares record 22pc interest]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Uganda’s National Social Security Fund has declared a 22.53 per cent interest rate on members’ savings for the financial year ended June 30, 2026, the highest rate in the fund’s four-decade history.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenya-tops-africa-in-russia-military-recruitment-5609660</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T11:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya tops Africa in Russia military recruitment, new report reveals]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Relatives of Africans recruited to fight in the Russia–Ukraine war pray and protest outside Kenya’s Parliament for clarity on officials’ role in the recruitment, Nairobi, March 5, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T08:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Why South Sudan opposition and rights groups doubt Dec polls will be free, fair ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[South Sudanese security forces gather for a ceremony outside the State Secretariat in Juba on September 23, 2026, after President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional government.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/mwakinyo-i-never-loved-boxing-but-it-saved-my-family-5609664</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T06:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Mwakinyo: I never loved boxing, but it saved my family]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tanzanian boxer Hassan Mwakino.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses the 81st UNGA session at UN headquarters in New York, September 24, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[&apos;Resident Evil&apos; 2026: The adaptation that Hollywood got right]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eastern-africa/ethiopia-accuses-external-actors-of-fuelling-conflict-5609722</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ethiopia accuses ‘external actors’ of fuelling conflict]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A man sits with his property at the Abi Adi camp for the Internally Displaced Persons in Tigray Region, Ethiopia.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Plight of Kenyans in Egypt ignites debate]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[National Assembly Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Chairman Nelson Koech. The committee says Kenyans living in Egypt face significant challenges, including “widespread discrimination”.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/dr-congo-signals-a-new-growth-frontier-for-kenyan-banks-5609768</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[DR Congo signals a new growth frontier for Kenyan banks]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/who-will-pay-ugandan-troops-in-high-stakes-gaza-mission-5609108</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Who will pay Ugandan troops in high-stakes Gaza mission?]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Uganda has committed 1,200 troops to the International Stabilisation Force.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-26T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ruto vs Uhuru: The gloves are off as opposition targets poll victory]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta gestures during handover of Jubilee Party leadership at the party headquarters in Nairobi on September 22, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Trizah returns from Vietnam with love]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/eac-seeks-45m-to-strengthen-ebola-response-5609082</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[EAC seeks $45m to strengthen Ebola response]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Children queue for food rations. More than 40.3 million people in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development region are facing high levels of acute food insecurity in 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[IMF, World Bank overhaul debt rules for African economies]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have overhauled their Debt Sustainability Analysis framework for developing economies.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/scramble-on-for-62bn-rare-earths-in-kenya-s-mrima-hill-5607722</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-24T14:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Washington’s renewed interest in Kenya’s rare earths and niobium deposits is putting Mrima Hill in Kwale County at the centre of a global contest for critical minerals.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-24T10:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tanzania’s main port, Dar es Salaam, continued to top its East African peers in the World Bank Container Port Performance Index.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[In 2023, one in five laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections reported in the WHO African Region was resistant to antibiotic treatment.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Key issues when negotiating critical minerals agreements]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Governments and firms of industrialised countries are scrambling to develop new mines and processing facilities.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Hard-sell: Why stockbrokers oppose Kenya’s bond market reforms]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya's reform plan seeks to break the traditional monopoly of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in bond trading.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.]]></image:caption>
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