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      <news:title>Tullow Oil&apos;s 87% Profit Slump: Ghana&apos;s Tax Capacity Tested</news:title>
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      <news:title>Kenya markets feel heat as China blocks Meta&apos;s Manus deal</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-28T07:22:54.897Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Nigeria&apos;s Marginal Energy Bets $225m on Sierra Leone Oil</news:title>
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      <news:title>Bank of Africa SME pledge faces Ghana&apos;s informal sector reality</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T15:35:06.590Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>KETRACO land payout signals grid project risk</news:title>
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      <news:title>Zanzibar&apos;s hub dream: $6bn pipeline, same old hurdles</news:title>
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      <news:title>Botswana BDP infighting threatens energy reforms</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T07:44:10.856Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Free Max Threatens Morocco Telecom Margins and State Dividends</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T07:40:01.505Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ghana&apos;s bank profit record hides a tax story</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T07:22:24.597Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Nigeria tax reform hits agent network blind spots</news:title>
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