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<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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<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya wavers on $1 billion debt swap as financing costs increase ]]></news:title>
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<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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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/race-for-ea-oil-projects-5617928</loc>
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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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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dangote Group President and Chief Executive Officer Aliko Dangote.]]></image:caption>
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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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<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: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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<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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<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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<image:caption><![CDATA[South Africa's Democratic Alliance mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille, speaks in front of a flooded road near the Nancefield Sewer Pump Station in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 17, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/african-airlines-see-growth-as-capacity-outpaces-demand-5617028</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[African airlines see growth as capacity outpaces demand]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[International demand among African airlines increased 6.7 percent in August.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ecobank-2bn-plan-for-africa-s-women-led-enterprises-5617002</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Ecobank’s $2bn plan for Africa’s women-led enterprises]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ecobank Relationship Manager Monica Gikonyo (left) takes Group CEO Jeremy Awori and Kenya Managing Director Rebecca Mbithi through the digital account opening platform during their meet-and-greet tour of the Ecobank Towers branch.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-02T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Court blocks Kenya from seizing Burundi firm’s cash]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal in Kenya upheld the dismissal of the Assets Recovery Agency's bid to forfeit money held by EIS Afrika Group Ltd at I&M Bank.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T16:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ethiopia closes embassy in Eritrea, expels 10 diplomats amid rising tensions ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ethiopia's Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy at a past event. The Ethiopian government announced its decision to close its embassy in Asmara, the Eritrean capital, amid escalating diplomatic tensions.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T15:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[What is driving renewed fighting in Ethiopia? ]]></news:title>
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<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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<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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<news:title><![CDATA[IFC backs Airtel Money IPO with $90 million]]></news:title>
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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: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: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: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: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:publication_date>2026-09-30T09:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Court sets November 6 for Lissu treason verdict]]></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/business-tech/why-east-african-banks-are-joining-yuan-payment-system-5614418</loc>
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<news:name>The East African</news:name>
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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>
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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: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:publication_date>2026-09-30T03:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[EAC, Comesa competition watchdogs review Vivo Energy acquisition plan]]></news:title>
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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: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>
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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:publication_date>2026-09-29T15:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight]]></news:title>
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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: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>
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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: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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