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		<lastmod>2026-08-04T08:44:09+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Ivory Coast-China: trade surges to around $7.42 billion in 2025</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/mah-bintou-coulibaly-at-wave-mali-decisions-come-from-the-field-and-not-from-offices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T18:25:56+00:00</lastmod>
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				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
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			<news:title>Mah Bintou Coulibaly: &quot;At Wave Mali, decisions come from the field and not from offices&quot;</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/cameroon-80-of-retroceded-debt-held-by-four-state-owned-enterprises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:47+00:00</lastmod>
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				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:38+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Cameroon: 80% of retroceded debt held by four state-owned enterprises</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/south-africa-arcelormittal-deepens-its-half-year-loss-amid-weak-market-conditions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:39+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:32+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>South Africa: ArcelorMittal deepens its half-year loss amid weak market conditions</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ArcelorMittal.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>South Africa: ArcelorMittal deepens its half-year loss amid weak market conditions</image:caption>		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/cemac-beac-validates-payments-with-a-unique-regional-qr-code/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>CEMAC: BEAC validates payments with a unique regional QR Code</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Les-banques-centrales-africaines-saccordent-sur-les-enjeux-strategiques-de-lIA.00_00_00_00.Still001.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>CEMAC: BEAC validates payments with a unique regional QR Code</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/egypt-emirates-nbd-acquires-hsbcs-retail-banking-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Egypt: Emirates NBD acquires HSBC&#039;s retail banking business</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HSBC-Egypte.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>Egypt: Emirates NBD acquires HSBC&#039;s retail banking business</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/cameroon-organizations-strongly-opposed-to-environmental-crime-a-scourge-worth-280-billion-usd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Cameroon: organizations strongly opposed to environmental crime, a scourge worth 280 billion USD</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Sectors</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/foret_du_bassin_du_congo_0-1024x578-1-768x434-1.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>Cameroon: organizations strongly opposed to environmental crime, a scourge worth 280 billion USD</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/nigeria-first-holdco-establishes-a-minimum-dividend-of-60-of-annual-profit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:37+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:28+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Nigeria: First HoldCo establishes a minimum dividend of 60% of annual profit</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Finance, Banks &amp; Insurance, Premium, Bank</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/First-Holdco-Falls-to-N933bn-ahead-of-Audited-Report.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>Nigeria: First HoldCo establishes a minimum dividend of 60% of annual profit</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/global-oil-shock-ivory-coast-adjusts-pump-prices-in-response-to-the-ormuz-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:28+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Global Oil Shock: Ivory Coast Adjusts Pump Prices in Response to the Ormuz Crisis</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Energy, Sectors, Premium</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/station-la-pompe-essence-a-kin.webp</image:loc>			<image:caption>Global Oil Shock: Ivory Coast Adjusts Pump Prices in Response to the Ormuz Crisis</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/bidc-and-coris-holding-sign-an-80-million-euro-financing-agreement-to-strengthen-food-energy-and-agricultural-value-chains-in-west-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T16:30:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
			</news:publication>
			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T16:14:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>EBID  and Coris Holding sign an 80 million euro financing agreement to strengthen food, energy, and agricultural value chains in West Africa</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Leaders, Featured</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_6004-1.jpeg</image:loc>			<image:caption>EBID  and Coris Holding sign an 80 million euro financing agreement to strengthen food, energy, and agricultural value chains in West Africa</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/03/see-ceuta-and-die/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-03T12:10:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-03T12:09:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>See Ceuta and Die</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_6002.jpeg</image:loc>			<image:caption>See Ceuta and Die</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/equatorial-guinea-ccei-bank-ge-improves-its-results-and-continues-its-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T08:27:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
			</news:publication>
			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T08:27:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Equatorial Guinea: CCEI Bank GE improves its results and continues its recovery</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Finance, Banks &amp; Insurance, Premium, Featured</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_5996.png</image:loc>			<image:caption>Equatorial Guinea: CCEI Bank GE improves its results and continues its recovery</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/meeting-with-ousmanou-aladji-hamadou-cameroonian-mining-union-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T06:34:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T06:33:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Meeting with Ousmanou Aladji Hamadou, Cameroonian mining union leader</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ousmanou-Aladji-Hamadou.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>Meeting with Ousmanou Aladji Hamadou, Cameroonian mining union leader</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/the-kwanza-becomes-the-2nd-settlement-currency-of-the-sadc-regional-payment-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T06:33:54+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T06:33:40+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>The kwanza becomes the 2nd settlement currency of the SADC Regional Payment System</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Finance, Banks &amp; Insurance, Premium, Bank</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Mhoje_kwanzas_photo_jpg.jpeg</image:loc>			<image:caption>The kwanza becomes the 2nd settlement currency of the SADC Regional Payment System</image:caption>		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/mali-former-prime-minister-moussa-mara-regains-freedom-after-a-year-of-detention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T06:33:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T06:33:40+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Mali: Former Prime Minister Moussa Mara regains freedom after a year of detention</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Leaders</news:keywords>
			<news:genres>blog,pressrelease,oped,opinion,usergenerated</news:genres>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/moussa-mara.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>Mali: Former Prime Minister Moussa Mara regains freedom after a year of detention</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/mozambique-zimbabwe-30-million-invested-in-modernizing-the-machipanda-border-post/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T06:33:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T06:33:40+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Mozambique-Zimbabwe: $30 million invested in modernizing the Machipanda border post</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Frontiere-de-Machipanda-scaled-1.png</image:loc>			<image:caption>Mozambique-Zimbabwe: $30 million invested in modernizing the Machipanda border post</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/the-european-union-disburses-a-new-tranche-of-1-5-billion-euros-to-egypt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T05:17:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T05:17:11+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>The European Union disburses a new tranche of 1.5 billion euros to Egypt</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Union-Europeenne.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>The European Union disburses a new tranche of 1.5 billion euros to Egypt</image:caption>		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/morocco-cash-plus-processes-62-billion-dirhams-worth-of-transactions-in-the-first-half-of-2026/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T05:17:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T05:17:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Morocco: Cash Plus processes 62 billion dirhams worth of transactions in the first half of 2026</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Sectors, Premium, Fintech &amp; Télécom</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Cash-Plus.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>Morocco: Cash Plus processes 62 billion dirhams worth of transactions in the first half of 2026</image:caption>		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/high-level-conference-calls-for-better-democratic-governance-to-shape-the-future-of-africas-critical-minerals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T05:17:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T05:16:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>High-level conference calls for better democratic governance to shape the future of Africa&#039;s critical minerals</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NIPAH-27JUL26-4494-scaled-1.jpg</image:loc>			<image:caption>High-level conference calls for better democratic governance to shape the future of Africa&#039;s critical minerals</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/ivory-coast-the-digital-sector-aims-to-increase-its-contribution-to-gdp-to-16-through-two-national-initiatives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T05:17:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T05:16:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Ivory Coast: the digital sector aims to increase its contribution to GDP to 16% through two national initiatives</news:title>
			<news:keywords>Sectors</news:keywords>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-30-at-05.39.21.jpeg</image:loc>			<image:caption>Ivory Coast: the digital sector aims to increase its contribution to GDP to 16% through two national initiatives</image:caption>		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/08/02/drc-government-aims-for-18-billion-usd-in-current-revenues-by-2027/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-02T05:17:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<news:news>
			<news:publication>
				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
				<news:language>en</news:language>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-02T05:16:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>DRC: Government aims for $18 billion USD in current revenues by 2027</news:title>
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