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		<lastmod>2026-05-01T19:05:42+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Gabon: $150 million additional from the World Bank and comprehensive audit of public debt</news:title>
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		<lastmod>2026-05-01T18:28:30+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Emmanuel Macron welcomes Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani: a lesson in things</news:title>
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		<lastmod>2026-05-01T10:15:40+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Senegal: Non-adjustment of energy prices, a delayed budget bomb</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/05/01/interoperability-of-payments-in-sub-saharan-africa-money-has-no-borders-fraud-neither/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-05-01T09:15:35+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T09:15:23+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Interoperability of payments in sub-Saharan Africa: money has no borders, fraud neither!</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/05/01/electricity-in-drc-acknowledging-the-effort-avoiding-past-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-05-01T08:46:09+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T08:45:59+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Electricity in DRC: Acknowledging the Effort, Avoiding Past Mistakes</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/the-stability-of-mauritania-is-strategic-for-the-eu-the-maghreb-and-west-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T16:12:56+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:12:44+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>&quot;The stability of Mauritania is strategic for the EU, the Maghreb, and West Africa&quot;</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/opec-implications-of-the-united-arab-emirates-withdrawal-for-gabon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T15:49:07+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T15:48:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>OPEC: Implications of the United Arab Emirates&#039; Withdrawal for Gabon</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/burkina-faso-suspends-rice-imports-governments-immediate-decision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T13:10:36+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T13:10:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/banks-11-increase-in-ecobank-groups-net-banking-income-in-the-first-quarter-of-2026/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T12:20:54+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:title>Banks: 11% increase in Ecobank group&#039;s net banking income in the first quarter of 2026</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/in-nairobi-tdb-group-and-china-development-bank-revive-sino-african-financial-mechanism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T11:02:51+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T11:02:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>In Nairobi, TDB Group and China Development Bank revive Sino-African financial mechanism</news:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_4299.jpeg</image:loc>			<image:caption>In Nairobi, TDB Group and China Development Bank revive Sino-African financial mechanism</image:caption>		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/building-without-destroying-togos-digital-challenge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T10:53:02+00:00</lastmod>
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				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:52:53+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Building without destroying: Togo&#039;s digital challenge</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/ecobank-2026-the-year-of-the-great-return-of-dividends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T10:35:33+00:00</lastmod>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:35:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>Ecobank: 2026, the year of the great return of dividends</news:title>
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		<loc>https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/04/30/mtn-takes-control-of-its-nigerian-fintech-for-60-million-usd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-30T10:20:40+00:00</lastmod>
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				<news:name>Financial Afrik</news:name>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:20:28+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>MTN takes control of its Nigerian fintech for 60 million USD</news:title>
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