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        <title><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura is the East Africa bureau chief for Bloomberg News in Nairobi, Kenya.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tanzanian Leader Rebukes Kenya’s Ruto Over Planned Refinery]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:09:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tanzania Blames Outside Agitators for Deadly Election Violence]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:20:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fuel Turmoil Creates an Opening for an African Billionaire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Aliko Dangote’s oil refinery has been inundated with requests since the war in Iran started.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tanzania Says at Least 518 Died in Violence After 2025 Election]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangote Vows to Build Nigeria-Style Oil Refinery in East Africa]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Zabasajja]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:58:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Africa Nations Tout $46 Billion Projects at Investment Summit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ethiopia Aids Sudan Militia Linked to Genocide, Yale Study Finds]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:37:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran’s Hormuz Blockade Is Helping a Little-Used Kenyan Port]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:52:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Congo, Rwanda Agree to Ease Tensions After Washington Talks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:32:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Shock and Tax Backlash Risk Kenya’s Revival]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A raft of new levies have eroded household incomes and frustrated businesses.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arijit Ghosh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Traffic in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Kenyan annual inflation remained below the 5% midpoint of the central bank’s target range for a 12th straight month strengthening the case for another interest-rate cut. Photographer: Kang-Chun Cheng/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kenya Central Banker Sees Enduring Turnaround Even as Taxes Bite]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Herbling]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ethiopia Revokes Reuters Journalists’ Accreditation After Expose]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:53:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After 40 Years in Power, Ugandan Leader Wants Five More]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kenya Court Delays Hearing on $2.3 Billion Diageo-Asahi Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:03:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Diageo Distributor Asks Court to Block $2.3 Billion Asahi Deal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/diageo-distributor-asks-court-to-block-2-3-billion-asahi-deal</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tanzania Opposition Demands Annulment of Presidential Election]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Tanzania&apos;s incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan during a rally in Dar es Salaam on Aug. 28. Photographer: Ericky Boniphace/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tanzania Bans Independence Day Protests, Activists Urge Turnout]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:57:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Signs $1.6 Billion Kenya Health Deal as It Phases Out Aid]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Nyambura]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tough-Talking Tanzania Leader Blames Protests on Foreign Powers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:52:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ICC Urged to Probe Alleged Killings After Tanzania Election]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Antony Sguazzin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:02:29 GMT</pubDate>
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