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      <news:title>Tanzania Markets Test Mango Export Ambition</news:title>
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    <loc>https://africabiznews.com/ng/markets/oando-nigeria-gas-supply-deal-bayelsa-power-plant</loc>
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      <news:title>Oando Gas Supply Deal Tests Nigeria&apos;s Fragmented Power Sector</news:title>
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      <news:title>BoG&apos;s women-in-leadership push signals deeper governance shift</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-16T16:22:26.338Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>TotalEnergies Congo Find Highlights Senegal Offshore Risk</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-16T16:10:12.550Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Kenya Fuel Price Surge Tests Ruto&apos;s G2G Strategy, Risks Unrest</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-16T16:01:16.194Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>I&amp;M Bank Tanzania&apos;s profit jump masks a risky solo lending bet</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-16T08:37:11.578Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Senegal&apos;s Microfinance Holdout Risks BCEAO&apos;s Instant Payment Push</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-16T07:48:09.651Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>GCB Bank Dividend Vote Tests Ghana Capital Discipline</news:title>
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    <loc>https://africabiznews.com/ke/markets/kenya-fuel-vat-cut-revenue-fiscal-risk</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-16T07:40:08.885Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Kenya&apos;s fuel VAT cut masks a risky tax gamble</news:title>
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