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            <title><![CDATA[Mozambique Hikes Diesel 46% as Africa Faces War-Driven Oil Surge]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Africa’s Newest Oil Refinery Fires Up to Supply Fuel for Angola]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Altman-Backed Boost Rocked as Good Week Turns Bad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US and Zambia exchange jabs over corruption allegations.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zambia Says Privacy, Minerals Concerns Stall US Health-Aid Deal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[African Rail to Raise $170 Million for South Africa Expansion]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Altman-Backed KoBold Starts Work on Zambia’s Top Copper Mine]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:57:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fitch Cuts Mozambique’s Rating, Citing Probable Bond Default]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:42:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe’s Currency Is Undervalued by Nearly Half, Governor Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South African Finance Chief Rules Out More Support for Consumers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ethiopia Bondholders Start Process to Sue Government Over Defaulted Debt]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:39:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Kganyago Says War Inflation Risks Are Playing Out]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:50:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kenya Seeks Emergency World Bank Funds to Absorb War Impact]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:59:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IMF Sees Iran War Driving African Nations to Seek Greater Help]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kganyago Cites Zulu War to Signal Preemptive Inflation Move]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[High Oil Prices Cut Both Ways for Africa’s Top Crude Producer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zambia Takes $200 Million Hit to Counter Iran War Fuel Shock]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:04:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Confirms it Won’t Attend the G20 in Washington]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:37:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran War to Exact High Cost on African Economy, World Bank Warns]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alister Bull]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zambia-Lobito Copper Rail Link to Cost as Much as $5 Billion]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:53:15 GMT</pubDate>
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