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      <news:title>TotalEnergies Congo Find Highlights Senegal Offshore Risk</news:title>
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      <news:title>I&amp;M Bank Tanzania&apos;s profit jump masks a risky solo lending bet</news:title>
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      <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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      <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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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-15T23:24:19.577Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Egypt Wheat Payout Tests State Support and Forex Limits</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-15T23:17:15.827Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>EPRA&apos;s fuel hike signals deeper Kenya inflation squeeze</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-15T07:22:05.877Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Senegal telecom growth masks mobile money agent network fragility</news:title>
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    <image:title>Senegal telecom growth masks mobile money agent network fragility</image:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-14T16:36:25.471Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>MacTay VR training exploits Nigeria&apos;s unregulated skills gap</news:title>
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    <image:title>MacTay VR training exploits Nigeria&apos;s unregulated skills gap</image:title>
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    <loc>https://africabiznews.com/gh/markets/ghana-trade-surplus-revenue-crisis</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-14T16:27:05.534Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ghana&apos;s trade surplus hides a persistent revenue crisis</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-14T16:17:12.554Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Senegal Political Risk Premium Undercuts Democratic Stability</news:title>
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