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            <title><![CDATA[Niger Weighs Military Conscription to Combat Islamist Militants]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gabon Halts Social Media as Cost-of-Living Protests Spread]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:17:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Niger Ready to Return Orano-Produced Uranium after Mine Takeover]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Food Agency Targets $200 Million for Ivory Coast Farm Sector]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Niger Attack Endangered Uranium Stockpile Near Main Airport]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:16:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Lawmakers Name Ex-PM Achi as Parliament Speaker]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:42:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Ivory Coast&apos;s National Assembly newly selected speaker Patrick Achi reacts after his election in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Jan. 17.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macron Presses French Companies to Revive Investment in Africa]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:23:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC-Member Gabon Fires Finance Minister Days After Rating Cut]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:38:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Signs $16 Billion of Health Agreements With African Nations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:25:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Leader Cements Hold on Power in Parliamentary Vote]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:21:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Ivory Coast&apos;s President Alassane Ouattara casts a ballot at a polling station in Cocody, Abidjan, on Dec. 27, 2025.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gabon to Audit Mining Deals as Reforms Start Amid IMF Talks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon&apos;s president, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. The United Nations General Assembly, which opened Tuesday, brings more than 150 world leaders and their entourages into Midtown - a convergence that has been compared to hosting the Super Bowl every day for a week, across an entire neighborhood.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mali Clears Domestic Arrears After Back Payment From Miners]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast’s Ouattara Sworn In for Fourth Term as President]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:48:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Sees Oil, Gas Spurring Growth in Next Five Years]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gabon Gets €203 Million From France, EU to Boost Rail Transport]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamailoudini Tagba]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:27:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Leader Wins Fourth Term as Main Rivals Sidelined]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamailoudini Tagba]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:36:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Counts Presidential Votes; Ouattara Seen Winning]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:26:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Alassane Ouattara casts a ballot at the Lycee Saint-Marie polling station in Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Oct. 25, 2025.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Vote Begins, Incumbent Leader Seems Sure to Win]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Supporters of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara before his closing campaign rally in Abidjan. Photographer: Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images         </media:description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ivory Coast’s Ouattara is likely to win the presidency again, after key opponents are barred.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamailoudini Tagba]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:34:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Alassane Ouattara Photographer: Issouf Sanogo/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Democracy Strained by Leader’s Bid for Fourth Term]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ouattara’s main rivals have been barred from contesting vote]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamailoudini Tagba]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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