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<title>FEDA  &#45; The Ecnomist News Magazine &#45; : UAE News</title>
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<title>The Unseen Threat: Air Pollution in Dubai and Its Impact on Health</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-unseen-threat-air-pollution-in-dubai-and-its-impact-on-health</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Air Pollution in Dubai: Is the City’s Glittering Skyline Hiding a Secret? Dubai dazzles the world with its futuristic skyscrapers, luxury resorts, and record-breaking ambitions. But on August 27, 2025, at 10:30 PM PT, the metropolis found itself in the spotlight for a different reason: it was ranked the fourth most polluted major city in […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>UAE GDP Grows 3.9% in Q1 2025 Driven by Non&#45;Oil Sectors</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/uae-gdp-grows-39-in-q1-2025-driven-by-non-oil-sectors</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The latest figures confirm the strong performance of the UAE economy. The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (UAE GDP) grew by 3.9% in Q1 2025, reaching AED 455 billion, compared to the same period in 2024. Non-oil GDP played a leading role, expanding by 5.3% to AED 352 billion, while oil-related activities accounted for 22.7% […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<title>Dubai to Host 10th MEIDAM Congress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This September, Dubai will once again take center stage in global healthcare innovation as it hosts the 10th International Congress of Medical Excellence in Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine (MEIDAM 2025). From 25 to 27 September 2025, the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will welcome dermatologists, aesthetic medicine specialists, and healthcare professionals from more than 90 […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>HQ by Rove: The Future of Office Spaces</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/hq-by-rove-the-future-of-office-spaces</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Introducing HQ By Rove – the first standalone hospitality-branded office spaces in the Middle East. Designed for modern professionals, HQ by Rove offers fully furnished modular offices for all team sizes with a lifestyle-first approach featuring unique hotel-style amenities, dedicated content creation spaces and all the ingredients to create a thriving community. Pioneering the concept […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:12 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dubai South: MBRAH Introduces ‘The VIP Terminal Boulevard’</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/dubai-south-mbrah-introduces-the-vip-terminal-boulevard</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub in Dubai South Launches ‘The VIP Terminal Boulevard’ H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed: “The growing demand for aviation services in the emirate is a direct reflection of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and the advanced ecosystem in MBR Aerospace Hub which is beyond the […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Expo City Dubai Unveils Spectacular Entertainment Calendar</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/expo-city-dubai-unveils-spectacular-entertainment-calendar</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Expo City Dubai has announced details of its highly anticipated Al Wasl Season, a vibrant calendar of events running from 31 October 2025 to 2 May 2026. Under the unifying theme, ‘One Destination, Every Celebration’, the season promises a captivating array of cultural showcases, musical performances and family-friendly festivals – all hosted beneath the iconic, […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:10 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>UAE’s Rising Role in Global Innovation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The newly released Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has once again placed the spotlight on the world’s most dynamic economies. Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore claimed the top five positions, reinforcing their long-standing reputation as innovation powerhouses. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:09 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Fed Cut Sets Stage for Asia’s Next Easing Wave</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/fed-cut-sets-stage-for-asias-next-easing-wave</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Federal Reserve’s quarter-point reduction this week, alongside projections that point to two additional moves before year-end, resets the global rate anchor and jolts currency and risk sentiment across Asia. Markets whipsawed on the dollar’s initial slide and quick rebound as investors parsed the Fed’s guidance. Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:08 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Unveiling the 2025 TikTok Change Makers Program</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/unveiling-the-2025-tiktok-change-makers-program</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ TikTok isn’t just where trends start. It’s where movements grow.   From championing mental health to advancing digital safety, creators on TikTok are turning their passions into real-world impact, rallying over 1 billion people to connect, learn, and drive change through authentic stories. Whether by sharing advice on wellness and mental health or a heartfelt […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:49:07 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel’s prevaricator&#45;in&#45;chief</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Netanyahu is concerned with both his immediate and long-term political survival ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:29 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The indecorous fight over a dead president’s body</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-indecorous-fight-over-a-dead-presidents-body</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ And what it says about African politics ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:29 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>No one is satisfied with Egypt’s role in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/no-one-is-satisfied-with-egypts-role-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/no-one-is-satisfied-with-egypts-role-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Weak finances and security fears limit how much it can help with aid and reconstruction ]]></description>
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<title>Putin’s botched African adventure</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/putins-botched-african-adventure</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two years after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death, the Wagner Group is in meltdown in Mali ]]></description>
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<title>A new frontier for skyscrapers</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-new-frontier-for-skyscrapers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Why African governments are building higher ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The world’s surprise boomtown: Baghdad</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-surprise-boomtown-baghdad</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Iraq’s population has grown by 20m since America’s invasion ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran’s imminent nuclear dilemma</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-imminent-nuclear-dilemma</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The prospects for a new deal look slim, but other options are hardly better ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Rampant and relentless: Israel’s settlers make their move</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/rampant-and-relentless-israels-settlers-make-their-move</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ They are unleashing a plan to sabotage two states  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A haunting new view of Assad’s brutality in Syria</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-haunting-new-view-of-assads-brutality-in-syria</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-haunting-new-view-of-assads-brutality-in-syria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It could one day be used in trials against members of the regime ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Africa’s deadly ferries</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-deadly-ferries</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-deadly-ferries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Better rules and enforcement would help ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ebola returns to Congo</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ebola-returns-to-congo</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ebola-returns-to-congo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Experts are racing to contain the spread of the deadly virus ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>America can’t or won’t protect its friends in the Gulf</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-cant-or-wont-protect-its-friends-in-the-gulf</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-cant-or-wont-protect-its-friends-in-the-gulf</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel’s strike on Qatar has embarrassed Donald Trump and angered the region ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel gambles on decapitating Hamas in Qatar, shocking the Gulf</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-gambles-on-decapitating-hamas-in-qatar-shocking-the-gulf</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-gambles-on-decapitating-hamas-in-qatar-shocking-the-gulf</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Airstrikes on Doha expand the Middle East wars further ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A high&#45;risk mega&#45;dam in Ethiopia</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-high-risk-mega-dam-in-ethiopia</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-high-risk-mega-dam-in-ethiopia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It could power the region or plunge it into conflict ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A terrifying synthetic&#45;drug surge in Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-terrifying-synthetic-drug-surge-in-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-terrifying-synthetic-drug-surge-in-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new drugs are cheap, addictive and hard to police ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Palestine is unrecognisable on the ground</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/palestine-is-unrecognisable-on-the-ground</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/palestine-is-unrecognisable-on-the-ground</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The UN stands up a state that is disappearing from view ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Morocco is practising a strange sort of colonialism</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/morocco-is-practising-a-strange-sort-of-colonialism</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/morocco-is-practising-a-strange-sort-of-colonialism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is enriching Western Sahara in an effort to keep it under control ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel goes to the brink in Gaza city</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-goes-to-the-brink-in-gaza-city</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-goes-to-the-brink-in-gaza-city</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A futile push in the territory will deepen its isolation ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Arab states respond to Israel’s Doha strikes with angry bombast</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/arab-states-respond-to-israels-doha-strikes-with-angry-bombast</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/arab-states-respond-to-israels-doha-strikes-with-angry-bombast</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But they want Donald Trump to choose: them or Israel ]]></description>
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<title>The crisis of South Africa’s missing dads </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-crisis-of-south-africas-missing-dads</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Less than one-third of black South African children live with their biological fathers  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>What it takes to evacuate an injured child from Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-it-takes-to-evacuate-an-injured-child-from-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-it-takes-to-evacuate-an-injured-child-from-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Logistics, permissions and geopolitics all slow down the process ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:48:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Could Tony Blair run Gaza?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/could-tony-blair-run-gaza</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Many are vying to run the devastated territory ]]></description>
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<title>Burkina Faso’s strongman has gone viral</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He may have had a little help from his Russian friends  ]]></description>
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<title>Measuring mortality is getting even harder in Africa</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One estimate puts deaths in the war in Tigray at 5,325; another at 600,000 ]]></description>
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<title>Syria’s new leader makes a star turn in New York</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ But his problems at home may undermine his relations with America ]]></description>
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<title>Analysing Africa newsletter: Life, death and poverty in Madagascar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, witnesses an unusual ritual ]]></description>
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<title>It will take more than speeches to change Israel’s policy toward the Palestinians</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ European and Arab leaders say peace is urgent, but act as if it is not ]]></description>
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<title>DSS 2025: Last Chance for Affordable Family Staycation Deals</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/dss-2025-last-chance-for-affordable-family-staycation-deals</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ With just a few more weeks left to enjoy a summer well spent, DSS is offering thousands of unbeatable hotel rates and stay packages for the whole family to enjoy the perfect final summer getaway From family-friendly hotel packages with free tickets to iconic attractions, to room upgrades at some of Dubai’s most luxurious hotels, […]
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:47:43 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Final Days of Dubai Summer Surprises: Exclusive Last&#45;Week Offers at Rue Royale Boutique</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/final-days-of-dubai-summer-surprises-exclusive-last-week-offers-at-rue-royale-boutique</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rue Royale Boutique, the acclaimed fashion destination nestled inside the elegant Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach, marks the final days of Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) with a truly extraordinary celebration of fashion and value. From now until the last day of August, the boutique invites residents and visitors to take advantage of very special discounts that […]
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:47:42 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Are east African governments colluding to stifle dissent?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/are-east-african-governments-colluding-to-stifle-dissent</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A raft of recent cases raises a disturbing suspicion ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:46:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>How Sierra Leone beat back mpox</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-sierra-leone-beat-back-mpox</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The country’s effective public-health messaging is a model for the rest of Africa ]]></description>
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<title>Gaza’s Gen&#45;Z influencers</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/gazas-gen-z-influencers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ They include a bodybuilder, a would-be American-college student and skateboarders ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:46:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A new twist in Syria: a political opposition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The “transitional” regime is losing the confidence of minority groups ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:46:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>What’s in a name in the Middle East?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/whats-in-a-name-in-the-middle-east</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Controversies about names are more about politics than history ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:46:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>What’s, name, the, Middle, East</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump’s Tariffs Cement New Multipolar Global Economy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-tariffs-cement-new-multipolar-global-economy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are not just reshaping global trade—they are accelerating the rise of a multipolar global economy. The shift away from a US-dominated system is no longer theoretical, it is active and accelerating. “Multipolarity now defines the direction of global trade,” says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, an independent financial advisory […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:59 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>PASSO on Palm Jumeirah: A Bold Expression of Modern Luxury</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/passo-on-palm-jumeirah-a-bold-expression-of-modern-luxury</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ BEYOND Developments, the forward-thinking real estate brand shaping lifestyle destinations by the sea, has unveiled PASSO, a sculptural waterfront development located on the prestigious West Crescent of Palm Jumeirah. For complete information about the project, please contact an authorized agent. As BEYOND’s first flagship beyond its masterplan in Dubai Maritime City, PASSO marks a defining […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:58 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>DLD: 24 Projects in Dubai Worth AED 4.5B Completed in H1 2025</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/dld-24-projects-in-dubai-worth-aed-45b-completed-in-h1-2025</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dubai’s real estate sector continues to strengthen its position as one of the key pillars of the emirate’s economic growth, recording steady performance and results that reflect the market’s resilience and diversity of investment opportunities. According to data from the Dubai Land Department (DLD), the first half of 2025 saw the completion of 24 real […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cheval Blanc to Debut in Dubai: A New Chapter in Ultra&#45;Luxury Hospitality</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/cheval-blanc-to-debut-in-dubai-a-new-chapter-in-ultra-luxury-hospitality</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/cheval-blanc-to-debut-in-dubai-a-new-chapter-in-ultra-luxury-hospitality</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shamal Holding, a Dubai-based investment firm known for shaping some of the city’s most iconic destinations, has officially announced the arrival of Cheval Blanc Dubai — a first-of-its-kind project in partnership with the esteemed LVMH hospitality brand. This exclusive development will introduce Cheval Blanc’s first maison in the UAE, redefining beachfront luxury on a private […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>UAE Economy Projected to Grow by 5.4% in 2026, CBUAE</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/uae-economy-projected-to-grow-by-54-in-2026-cbuae</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The United Arab Emirates is expected to achieve a real GDP growth of 5.4% in 2026, according to the Central Bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) latest 2024 Financial Stability Report. This optimistic forecast underscores the country’s strong economic fundamentals and successful efforts in fostering financial resilience amid global uncertainty. The report highlights a clear upward […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dubai Launches “One Freezone Passport”</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a landmark move to boost business efficiency and investment appeal, the Dubai Free Zones Council has officially launched the “One Freezone Passport” — a unified licensing system that enables companies to operate across all participating free zones under a single commercial licence. The initiative was approved by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>New Ultra&#45;Luxury Waterfront Destination Unveiled In Dubai</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/new-ultra-luxury-waterfront-destination-unveiled-in-dubai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Private Estate Setting New Standards in Ultra-Luxury Living Shamal Holding, the Dubai-based diversified investment firm, today unveils Naïa Island Dubai – a landmark private estate set to redefine ultra-luxury living in the region. At its heart, the island will host the region’s first Cheval Blanc maison, a defining moment for hospitality in the region. […]
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<title>Carpet Cleaning Dubai Expands Services to Marina, JVC, and Downtown Communities</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/carpet-cleaning-dubai-expands-services-to-marina-jvc-and-downtown-communities</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Keeping carpets clean in Dubai isn’t easy. Dust, sand, and daily AC use quickly build up in rugs, sofas, and mattresses. Whether you live in a high-rise or a family home, deep cleaning is more than a chore—it’s a must. That’s why more residents are turning to professional help for safe, fast, and reliable results. […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why Now Is the Time to Buy Prime Office Space in Dubai</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-now-is-the-time-to-buy-prime-office-space-in-dubai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sterling Capital Real Estate is proud to announce a rare and highly exclusive opportunity for investors and corporate buyers to buy prime office space in Dubai in one of the city’s most prestigious commercial addresses on Sheikh Zayed Road, steps away from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This premium release offers Grade A+ full-floor […]
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:29:50 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Heatwaves: A Growing Health Threat and How to Stay Safe</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/heatwaves-a-growing-health-threat-and-how-to-stay-safe</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The World Health Organisation (WHO), alongside leading health and climate experts, warns that extended heatwaves are no longer a seasonal inconvenience but an escalating public health crisis. Rising global temperatures, driven by climate change, are setting new records year after year, raising urgent questions about the cumulative effectsof prolonged exposure to extreme heat. The Hidden […]
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<title>Muhammadu Buhari failed to build a better Nigeria, twice</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/muhammadu-buhari-failed-to-build-a-better-nigeria-twice</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A dictator, then a democratic president, he died on July 13th, aged 82 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why did Israel strike Damascus?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Violence against Druze in Syria prompts intervention by its powerful neighbour ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The dark side of Ethiopia’s liberalisation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The fruits of promising reforms are under threat from waste, graft and conflict ]]></description>
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<title>A first&#45;hand look at Gaza’s controversial food&#45;distribution sites</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Gazans keep dying at the centres. Israel says they are working as intended ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:24 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>As the Houthis sink two ships in one week, the world shrugs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The lack of response illustrates how difficult it is to stop them by force ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:24 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A bloody week in Syria may have ripple effects in Lebanon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The presidents of both countries have limited time to rein in vicious militias ]]></description>
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<title>Ugandan intervention in Congo risks stoking ethnic violence</title>
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<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ugandan-intervention-in-congo-risks-stoking-ethnic-violence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It may also cement Rwanda’s hold over its neighbour ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:22 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>As Gaza starves, Israel fights on</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Its generals think the war against Hamas has become pointless, but a ceasefire remains elusive ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:22 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran’s supreme leader is fading into the shadows</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ His diminishing power makes the country’s future increasingly uncertain ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Somalia’s state&#45;building project is in tatters</title>
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<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/somalias-state-building-project-is-in-tatters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The West has all but given up on it ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Can a home&#45;grown telecoms firm connect South Sudan to the world?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/can-a-home-grown-telecoms-firm-connect-south-sudan-to-the-world</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/can-a-home-grown-telecoms-firm-connect-south-sudan-to-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Civil war need not be an insurmountable obstacle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:19 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Helen Zille wants to save South Africa, starting in Johannesburg</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/helen-zille-wants-to-save-south-africa-starting-in-johannesburg</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/helen-zille-wants-to-save-south-africa-starting-in-johannesburg</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The chair of the Democratic Alliance has a lot to say—and a lot to do ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ziad Rahbani held a mirror to Lebanese society</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ziad-rahbani-held-a-mirror-to-lebanese-society</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ziad-rahbani-held-a-mirror-to-lebanese-society</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The musician and playwright died on July 26th, aged 69 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:17 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Famine in Gaza shows the failure of Israel’s strategy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/famine-in-gaza-shows-the-failure-of-israels-strategy</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/famine-in-gaza-shows-the-failure-of-israels-strategy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It has become an international pariah without vanquishing Hamas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:17 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A glimpse of Gaza’s miserable future</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-glimpse-of-gazas-miserable-future</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-glimpse-of-gazas-miserable-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The territory will remain at the mercy of outsiders for years to come ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:16 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli sentiment on the war in Gaza is shifting</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israeli-sentiment-on-the-war-in-gaza-is-shifting</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israeli-sentiment-on-the-war-in-gaza-is-shifting</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More and more people are outraged by the conduct of their government ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:15 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>As the world focuses on Gaza, starvation also looms in Sudan</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-the-world-focuses-on-gaza-starvation-also-looms-in-sudan</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The civil war shows no signs of ending ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:15 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why it’s a pain to take a plane in Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-its-a-pain-to-take-a-plane-in-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-its-a-pain-to-take-a-plane-in-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bad connections, high fees and strict visa rules hamper travel around the continent ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>How climate change could spread malaria</title>
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<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-climate-change-could-spread-malaria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And how scientists are scrambling to stop it ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Race, power and money in South Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/race-power-and-money-in-south-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/race-power-and-money-in-south-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The staggering costs of Black Economic Empowerment ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:12 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The world’s hardest makeover: Hamas</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-hardest-makeover-hamas</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-hardest-makeover-hamas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dissent against it builds inside and outside the strip ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The killing of journalists in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-killing-of-journalists-in-gaza</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Almost 200 journalists have now been killed in Gaza ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, killing, journalists, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Lebanon’s government is taking on a weakened Hizbullah</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/lebanons-government-is-taking-on-a-weakened-hizbullah</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/lebanons-government-is-taking-on-a-weakened-hizbullah</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anger at the Shia militia is giving its opponents an opening ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:10 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ivory Coast’s president is overstaying his welcome</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ivory-coasts-president-is-overstaying-his-welcome</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ivory-coasts-president-is-overstaying-his-welcome</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ His plan to run for a fourth term raises the risk of violence ahead of elections in October ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:09 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Trump’s Iran attack was ambitious. But has it actually worked?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-iran-attack-was-ambitious-but-has-it-actually-worked</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-iran-attack-was-ambitious-but-has-it-actually-worked</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Assessing the wreckage of the regime’s nuclear dream ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:46 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran’s hardliners accept a precarious truce, for now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Missiles hit Israel shortly after Trump announced a ceasefire ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:45 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The War Room newsletter: The aftermath of America’s strike</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-war-room-newsletter-the-aftermath-of-americas-strike</link>
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<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<title>After Iran’s knife&#45;edge missile strike Trump says “no more hate”</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-irans-knife-edge-missile-strike-trump-says-no-more-hate</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-irans-knife-edge-missile-strike-trump-says-no-more-hate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A ceasefire may soon end the fighting ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:44 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Trump says the war is over. How 14 bombs may change the Middle East</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-says-the-war-is-over-how-14-bombs-may-change-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-says-the-war-is-over-how-14-bombs-may-change-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After America announces a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, big questions remain ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:43 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel’s dazzling, daunting, dangerous victory</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-dazzling-daunting-dangerous-victory</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-dazzling-daunting-dangerous-victory</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To bank its gains after 12 brutal days it must turn off its ferocious war machine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:42 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The alluring fantasy of a quick win in Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-alluring-fantasy-of-a-quick-win-in-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-alluring-fantasy-of-a-quick-win-in-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Murky intelligence suggests containing the regime requires years of American muscle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:41 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Farmers in central Nigeria are being killed with impunity</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/farmers-in-central-nigeria-are-being-killed-with-impunity</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/farmers-in-central-nigeria-are-being-killed-with-impunity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government is failing to protect them ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:40 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Call centres could be a gold mine for Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/call-centres-could-be-a-gold-mine-for-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/call-centres-could-be-a-gold-mine-for-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Forget factories. There is a better answer to the continent’s jobs crisis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:40 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Call, centres, could, gold, mine, for, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>As all eyes are on Iran, the horror in Gaza persists</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-all-eyes-are-on-iran-the-horror-in-gaza-persists</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Where people once died in air strikes, now they are dying as they try to find food ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:39 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel’s weird war clock: 12 days for Iran, 21 months in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-weird-war-clock-12-days-for-iran-21-months-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-weird-war-clock-12-days-for-iran-21-months-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Making peace with the Palestinians looks much harder than with Iran’s regime or Shias in Lebanon ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:38 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A peace agreement in Africa that will probably not bring peace</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-peace-agreement-in-africa-that-will-probably-not-bring-peace</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-peace-agreement-in-africa-that-will-probably-not-bring-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The truce signed by Congo and Rwanda leaves out some important details ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:38 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Israel&#45;Iran war has not yet transformed the Middle East</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-israel-iran-war-has-not-yet-transformed-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-israel-iran-war-has-not-yet-transformed-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Peace deals may be elusive, and Gulf states fear the war is far from over ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:37 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, Israel-Iran, war, has, not, yet, transformed, the, Middle, East</media:keywords>
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<title>Kenya’s president is bad news for Kenya and Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/kenyas-president-is-bad-news-for-kenya-and-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/kenyas-president-is-bad-news-for-kenya-and-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ William Ruto’s tenure is a how-to guide for sowing cynicism about democracy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:36 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ending the war in Gaza is still fiendishly difficult</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ending-the-war-in-gaza-is-still-fiendishly-difficult</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ending-the-war-in-gaza-is-still-fiendishly-difficult</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump and Israel’s generals are pressing Binyamin Netanyahu to make a deal ]]></description>
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<title>Iran’s “axis of resistance” was meant to be the Shias’ NATO</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-axis-of-resistance-was-meant-to-be-the-shias-nato</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-axis-of-resistance-was-meant-to-be-the-shias-nato</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But today transnational political Shiism is struggling for its survival ]]></description>
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<title>Donald Trump’s approach to Africa is very, well, African</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/donald-trumps-approach-to-africa-is-very-well-african</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/donald-trumps-approach-to-africa-is-very-well-african</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What a meeting with five leaders says about his administration’s interest in the continent ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:34 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Congo’s football diplomacy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/congos-football-diplomacy</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/congos-football-diplomacy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What is the point of the country’s sponsorship deal with AC Milan? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:33 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Congo’s, football, diplomacy</media:keywords>
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<title>Hamas looks close to defeat</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/hamas-looks-close-to-defeat</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/hamas-looks-close-to-defeat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If there is another ceasefire in Gaza, it may not be able to regroup as before ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:32 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Hamas, looks, close, defeat</media:keywords>
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<title>Got an enemy? Hire a killer</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/got-an-enemy-hire-a-killer</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/got-an-enemy-hire-a-killer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In South Africa, contract murders are spreading from gangland into wider society ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:32 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Got, enemy, Hire, killer</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran is losing its stranglehold over Iraq</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-is-losing-its-stranglehold-over-iraq</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-is-losing-its-stranglehold-over-iraq</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Shia militias that Iran used as proxies sat out the war with Israel and America  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:31 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Iran, losing, its, stranglehold, over, Iraq</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump draws ever closer to strikes on Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-draws-ever-closer-to-strikes-on-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-draws-ever-closer-to-strikes-on-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The president demands “unconditional surrender” from the clerical regime ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:23 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump, draws, ever, closer, strikes, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>Will the Iran war trigger a refugee crisis?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-the-iran-war-trigger-a-refugee-crisis</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-the-iran-war-trigger-a-refugee-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ People are fleeing the big cities. The borders are quiet—for now ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:22 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Will, the, Iran, war, trigger, refugee, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>Inside the spy dossier that led Israel to war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/inside-the-spy-dossier-that-led-israel-to-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/inside-the-spy-dossier-that-led-israel-to-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We review its secret intelligence on Iranian nukes  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:22 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Inside, the, spy, dossier, that, led, Israel, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Africa’s scary new age of high&#45;tech warfare</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-scary-new-age-of-high-tech-warfare</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-scary-new-age-of-high-tech-warfare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The proliferation of new technology could make conflicts even longer and deadlier ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:21 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Africa’s, scary, new, age, high-tech, warfare</media:keywords>
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<title>China is trying to win over Africa in the global trade war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/china-is-trying-to-win-over-africa-in-the-global-trade-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/china-is-trying-to-win-over-africa-in-the-global-trade-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As America slaps tariffs on African goods, it is offering zero duties ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>China, trying, win, over, Africa, the, global, trade, war</media:keywords>
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<title>The war in Sudan is spilling over its borders</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-war-in-sudan-is-spilling-over-its-borders</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-war-in-sudan-is-spilling-over-its-borders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fighting in the desert between Libya and Egypt will make the conflict even harder to end ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, war, Sudan, spilling, over, its, borders</media:keywords>
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<title>Gaza is in a bloody limbo as the battle over Iran rages</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/gaza-is-in-a-bloody-limbo-as-the-battle-over-iran-rages</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/gaza-is-in-a-bloody-limbo-as-the-battle-over-iran-rages</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Deadly shootings at aid-distribution sites are happening almost daily ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:19 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Gaza, bloody, limbo, the, battle, over, Iran, rages</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump v Iran: a negotiation made in hell</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-v-iran-a-negotiation-made-in-hell</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-v-iran-a-negotiation-made-in-hell</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The president is unreliable. The Islamic Republic is inflexible ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump, Iran:, negotiation, made, hell</media:keywords>
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<title>Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s great survivor</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-irans-great-survivor</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-irans-great-survivor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ War with Israel has put the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader back in his Manichean comfort zone ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:17 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Ayatollah, Ali, Khamenei, Iran’s, great, survivor</media:keywords>
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<title>An explosive moment of truth for Iran and Israel</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/an-explosive-moment-of-truth-for-iran-and-israel</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/an-explosive-moment-of-truth-for-iran-and-israel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A test of Trump’s nerves, Iranian resilience and Israeli overreach  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:16 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>explosive, moment, truth, for, Iran, and, Israel</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump smashes Iran—and gambles the regime will now capitulate</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-smashes-iranand-gambles-the-regime-will-now-capitulate</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-smashes-iranand-gambles-the-regime-will-now-capitulate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He says American strikes have “obliterated” the nuclear programme ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:15 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump, smashes, Iran—and, gambles, the, regime, will, now, capitulate</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump’s Iran attack was ferocious. But has it actually worked?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-iran-attack-was-ferocious-but-has-itactuallyworked</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-iran-attack-was-ferocious-but-has-itactuallyworked</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Assessing the wreckage of the regime’s nuclear dream ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump’s, Iran, attack, was, ferocious., But, has, it actually worked</media:keywords>
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<title>Mission accomplished for Netanyahu?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/mission-accomplished-for-netanyahu</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/mission-accomplished-for-netanyahu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He must decide whether to keep on fighting ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:22:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Mission, accomplished, for, Netanyahu</media:keywords>
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<title>Destroying Iran’s nuclear programme is Netanyahu’s obsession</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/destroying-irans-nuclear-programme-is-netanyahus-obsession</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/destroying-irans-nuclear-programme-is-netanyahus-obsession</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He is planning at least two weeks of air strikes  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:23 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Destroying, Iran’s, nuclear, programme, Netanyahu’s, obsession</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump is urged to go “all in” on crushing Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-is-urged-to-go-all-in-on-crushing-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-is-urged-to-go-all-in-on-crushing-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the war escalates America is being dragged in deeper ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:23 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump, urged, “all, in”, crushing, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>This time Hizbullah isn’t helping Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/this-time-hizbullah-isnt-helping-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/this-time-hizbullah-isnt-helping-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A once fearsome militia is sitting out the war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:22 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>This, time, Hizbullah, isn’t, helping, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump’s three excruciating choices on Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-three-excruciating-choices-on-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-three-excruciating-choices-on-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel started the Iran war. Only America can finish it ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:21 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump’s, three, excruciating, choices, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>The Israel&#45;Iran war is now a brutal test of staying power</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-israel-iran-war-is-now-a-brutal-test-of-staying-power</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-israel-iran-war-is-now-a-brutal-test-of-staying-power</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Both sides have prepared for an air and missile war for decades  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:21 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, Israel-Iran, war, now, brutal, test, staying, power</media:keywords>
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<title>Will Iran’s hated regime implode? </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-irans-hated-regime-implode</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-irans-hated-regime-implode</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump calls for Tehran to “immediately evacuate” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Will, Iran’s, hated, regime, implode </media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s race to kill Iran’s nuclear dream</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-race-to-kill-irans-nuclear-dream</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-race-to-kill-irans-nuclear-dream</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If it fails the regime could make a frantic dash for a bomb ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:19 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel’s, race, kill, Iran’s, nuclear, dream</media:keywords>
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<title>The Arab world thinks differently about this Iran war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-arab-world-thinks-differently-about-this-iran-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-arab-world-thinks-differently-about-this-iran-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new spectator sport with scary consequences ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:05:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, Arab, world, thinks, differently, about, this, Iran, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel “won’t commit suicide”, says the government’s ideologue</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-wont-commit-suicide-says-the-governments-ideologue</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-wont-commit-suicide-says-the-governments-ideologue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an interview Bezalel Smotrich is uncompromising about the war in Gaza ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:46 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, “won’t, commit, suicide”, says, the, government’s, ideologue</media:keywords>
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<title>Africa’s cynical master of power politics</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-cynical-master-of-power-politics</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-cynical-master-of-power-politics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Can Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s dictator, secure his legacy at home and abroad? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:45 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Africa’s, cynical, master, power, politics</media:keywords>
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<title>Kurdish armed groups are laying down their weapons</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/kurdish-armed-groups-are-laying-down-their-weapons</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/kurdish-armed-groups-are-laying-down-their-weapons</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a changing Middle East, for some talking seems more promising than fighting ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:44 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Kurdish, armed, groups, are, laying, down, their, weapons</media:keywords>
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<title>A surprising power shift inside Hamas</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-surprising-power-shift-inside-hamas</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-surprising-power-shift-inside-hamas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Its remaining hard men inside Gaza are losing their grip  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:43 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>surprising, power, shift, inside, Hamas</media:keywords>
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<title>The gangster Israel is arming to fight Hamas</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-gangster-israel-is-arming-to-fight-hamas</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-gangster-israel-is-arming-to-fight-hamas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ His group is notorious for stealing aid and is widely disliked by Palestinians ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:42 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, gangster, Israel, arming, fight, Hamas</media:keywords>
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<title>Luxury property’s final frontier</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/luxury-propertys-final-frontier</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/luxury-propertys-final-frontier</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There is a boom in ultra-prime apartments in Africa’s megacities ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:42 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Luxury, property’s, final, frontier</media:keywords>
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<title>Shining light on America’s missing man in Syria</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A top official in the Assad regime says it seized the American ]]></description>
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<title>Globalisation is nuts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A brave and high-tech attempt to export nuts ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:40 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Globalisation, nuts</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel launches waves of devastating strikes on Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-launches-waves-of-devastating-strikes-on-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-launches-waves-of-devastating-strikes-on-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump warns the next attacks could be “even more brutal” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:39 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Conspiracy, cock&#45;up or solution? The Gaza aid foundation</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/conspiracy-cock-up-or-solution-the-gaza-aid-foundation</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/conspiracy-cock-up-or-solution-the-gaza-aid-foundation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If it survives it will be an instrument of power in the strip ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:39 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Was Iran really racing for nukes?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Israel says so, but there are grounds for doubt ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:38 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran’s regime has a huge problem: how to retaliate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Israel and America offer a stark choice: surrender or collapse ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:37 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Tracking the Israel&#45;Iran war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/tracking-the-israel-iran-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/tracking-the-israel-iran-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The latest data and maps on the conflict ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:36 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Destroying Iran’s nukes is Netanyahu’s obsession</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He is planning at least two weeks of air strikes  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:35 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Now Trump is urged to go “all in” on crushing Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/now-trump-is-urged-to-go-all-in-on-crushing-iran</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the war escalates America is being dragged in deeper ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 21:37:35 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The pope phoned a priest in Gaza every day</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-pope-phoned-a-priest-in-gaza-every-day</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-pope-phoned-a-priest-in-gaza-every-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It was a rare connection with the outside world for Gaza’s Christians ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why Ukraine is losing the war for African opinion</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-ukraine-is-losing-the-war-for-african-opinion</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-ukraine-is-losing-the-war-for-african-opinion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It cannot match Russia’s historical ties, money or propaganda ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:23 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Is Donald Trump about to bomb Iran or rebuild it?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/is-donald-trump-about-to-bomb-iran-or-rebuild-it</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/is-donald-trump-about-to-bomb-iran-or-rebuild-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ His negotiator, Steve Witkoff, walks a tightrope ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:21 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Druze’s influence outweighs their numbers</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-druzes-influence-outweighs-their-numbers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ They have yet to decide whether to back Syria’s new leaders ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Mauritius miracle is losing its sheen</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-mauritius-miracle-is-losing-its-sheen</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-mauritius-miracle-is-losing-its-sheen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The island’s economy is less of a model than it used to be ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:19 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, Mauritius, miracle, losing, its, sheen</media:keywords>
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<title>Africa’s charcoal economy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-charcoal-economy</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-charcoal-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Why a dirty fuel remains stubbornly important on the continent ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Africa’s, charcoal, economy</media:keywords>
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<title>What a wrecked ferry reveals about war in South Sudan</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-a-wrecked-ferry-reveals-about-war-in-south-sudan</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-a-wrecked-ferry-reveals-about-war-in-south-sudan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid constant conflict, the country’s economy can’t catch a break ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Donald Trump’s Syria policy is still a work in progress</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/donald-trumps-syria-policy-is-still-a-work-in-progress</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/donald-trumps-syria-policy-is-still-a-work-in-progress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ America’s evangelicals may be Ahmed al-Sharaa’s most important allies ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:17 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran’s leader hopes America can save his faltering regime</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-leader-hopes-america-can-save-his-faltering-regime</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-leader-hopes-america-can-save-his-faltering-regime</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ali Khamenei has no choice but to engage with the Great Satan ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:16 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ivory Coast is gearing up for an unfair election</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ivory-coast-is-gearing-up-for-an-unfair-election</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ivory-coast-is-gearing-up-for-an-unfair-election</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The disqualification of another opposition candidate bodes ill for democracy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:15 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Ivory, Coast, gearing, for, unfair, election</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s radical new course in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-radical-new-course-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-radical-new-course-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A deeply flawed plan to fight Hamas and feed Gazans ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Nigeria has more people without electricity than any other country</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigeria-has-more-people-without-electricity-than-any-other-country</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigeria-has-more-people-without-electricity-than-any-other-country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fixing that will be fiendishly difficult ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The fight for Sudan’s skies</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-fight-for-sudans-skies</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-fight-for-sudans-skies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A drone attack on the coast heralds a new phase in the country’s civil war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:12 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, fight, for, Sudan’s, skies</media:keywords>
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<title>MAGA meets MBS</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/maga-meets-mbs</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/maga-meets-mbs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump and the Saudis get along famously in person but poorly on policy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>MAGA, meets, MBS</media:keywords>
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<title>A Faustian pact with the Houthis</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-faustian-pact-with-the-houthis</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-faustian-pact-with-the-houthis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new American deal strengthens their grip over Yemen ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Faustian, pact, with, the, Houthis</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump resets America’s Middle East policy in surprising ways</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-resets-americas-middle-east-policy-in-surprising-ways</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-resets-americas-middle-east-policy-in-surprising-ways</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hawks are out and pragmatists are in, at least for now ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:10 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Trump’s decision to lift sanctions is a triumph for Syria’s president</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-decision-to-lift-sanctions-is-a-triumph-for-syrias-president</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trumps-decision-to-lift-sanctions-is-a-triumph-for-syrias-president</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But Ahmed al-Sharaa badly needs to reassure minorities at home ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:06 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump’s, decision, lift, sanctions, triumph, for, Syria’s, president</media:keywords>
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<title>Africa’s oldest surviving Catholic church is under threat</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-oldest-surviving-catholic-church-is-under-threat</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-oldest-surviving-catholic-church-is-under-threat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A centuries-old chapel is a testament to Christianity’s deep roots in Africa ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:05 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Donald Trump bypasses Israel on the path to peace in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/donald-trump-bypasses-israel-on-the-path-to-peace-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/donald-trump-bypasses-israel-on-the-path-to-peace-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Binyamin Netanyahu looks increasingly isolated from his closest ally ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:04 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The chimera of private finance for development</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-chimera-of-private-finance-for-development</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-chimera-of-private-finance-for-development</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A fashionable idea has yet to fulfil its promises ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:03 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, chimera, private, finance, for, development</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel says it is unleashing an “unprecedented attack”</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-says-it-is-unleashing-an-unprecedented-attack</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-says-it-is-unleashing-an-unprecedented-attack</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More war beckons, as Donald Trump freezes out Binyamin Netanyahu ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:02 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Many of Syria’s diaspora are not yet ready to go home</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/many-of-syrias-diaspora-are-not-yet-ready-to-go-home</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/many-of-syrias-diaspora-are-not-yet-ready-to-go-home</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But they are encouraged by the lifting of sanctions ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:00 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A bitter race to elect the head of Africa’s pivotal bank</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-bitter-race-to-elect-the-head-of-africas-pivotal-bank</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-bitter-race-to-elect-the-head-of-africas-pivotal-bank</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ America has lost interest, but the rest of the world should not ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:29:00 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cyril Ramaphosa keeps his cool with Donald Trump</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/cyril-ramaphosa-keeps-his-cool-with-donald-trump</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/cyril-ramaphosa-keeps-his-cool-with-donald-trump</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The episode underlined Donald Trump’s warped views of South Africa ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:59 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>One happy Damascus</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/one-happy-damascus</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/one-happy-damascus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But the technicalities of easing sanctions will prove tricky ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:58 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>One, happy, Damascus</media:keywords>
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<title>The world’s worst conference</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-worst-conference</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-worst-conference</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hell on earth in Dubai-on-the-Med ]]></description>
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<title>Meet Africa’s ascendant right</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/meet-africas-ascendant-right</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/meet-africas-ascendant-right</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They are devout, well-connected and have a MAGA wind in their sail ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Meet, Africa’s, ascendant, right</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel fuels three emergencies as its furious allies bail out</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-fuels-three-emergencies-as-its-furious-allies-bail-out</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-fuels-three-emergencies-as-its-furious-allies-bail-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Binyamin Netanyahu has a lethal addiction to crises  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Afrobeats’ new groove</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/afrobeats-new-groove</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/afrobeats-new-groove</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Africa’s growing diaspora is transforming the continent’s musical exports ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Afrobeats’, new, groove</media:keywords>
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<title>What a massacre reveals about Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-a-massacre-reveals-about-abiy-ahmeds-ethiopia</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-a-massacre-reveals-about-abiy-ahmeds-ethiopia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The killing of civilians is part of a disturbing pattern ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Africans are building Putin’s suicide drones</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africans-are-building-putins-suicide-drones</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africans-are-building-putins-suicide-drones</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Russia is luring young African women to make weapons to attack Ukraine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Africans, are, building, Putin’s, suicide, drones</media:keywords>
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<title>The losers of the new Middle East</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-losers-of-the-new-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-losers-of-the-new-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The tables have been turned on once-powerful countries ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:28:52 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, losers, the, new, Middle, East</media:keywords>
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<title>After a year of war, Sudan is a failing state </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-a-year-of-war-sudan-is-a-failing-state-7716</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-a-year-of-war-sudan-is-a-failing-state-7716</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Half a million may starve without urgent help ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:59 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>After, year, war, Sudan, failing, state </media:keywords>
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<title>Iran attacks Israel, risking a full&#45;blown regional war </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war-7717</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war-7717</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Direct drone and missile strikes cross a rubicon ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:59 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Iran, attacks, Israel, risking, full-blown, regional, war </media:keywords>
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<title>Israel and Hamas are not that far from  a ceasefire agreement </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hamas-are-not-that-far-from-a-ceasefire-agreement-7715</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hamas-are-not-that-far-from-a-ceasefire-agreement-7715</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But does Israel’s prime minister actually want to reach a deal? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:58 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, and, Hamas, are, not, that, far, from , ceasefire, agreement </media:keywords>
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<title>The ICC’s threat to arrest Binyamin Netanyahu has shocked Israel </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-iccs-threat-to-arrest-binyamin-netanyahu-has-shocked-israel-7714</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-iccs-threat-to-arrest-binyamin-netanyahu-has-shocked-israel-7714</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ America and Israel have reacted with outrage at the implied equivalence between Israel and Hamas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, ICC’s, threat, arrest, Binyamin, Netanyahu, has, shocked, Israel </media:keywords>
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<title>The job of Iran’s president is a study in humiliation</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-job-of-irans-president-is-a-studyin-humiliation</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-job-of-irans-president-is-a-studyin-humiliation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Yet people stand for it in their droves ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, job, Iran’s, president, study in, humiliation</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia is in the midst of a kidnapping epidemic </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ethiopia-is-in-the-midst-of-a-kidnapping-epidemic-7712</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ethiopia-is-in-the-midst-of-a-kidnapping-epidemic-7712</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the government hails a new IMF deal, lawlessness is spreading  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Ethiopia, the, midst, kidnapping, epidemic </media:keywords>
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<title>Get ready for “Maximum Pressure 2.0” on Iran </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/get-ready-for-maximum-pressure-20-on-iran-7710</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/get-ready-for-maximum-pressure-20-on-iran-7710</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Trump White House may bomb and penalise the regime into a deal  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Get, ready, for, “Maximum, Pressure, 2.0”, Iran </media:keywords>
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<title>Wrath and sorrow rule in Israel on the anniversary of October 7th </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/wrath-and-sorrow-rule-in-israel-on-the-anniversary-of-october-7th-7711</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/wrath-and-sorrow-rule-in-israel-on-the-anniversary-of-october-7th-7711</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A divided country is at war with multiple enemies, and fighting itself   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Wrath, and, sorrow, rule, Israel, the, anniversary, October, 7th </media:keywords>
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<title>Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo in an embarrassing rout for Bashar al&#45;Assad </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrian-rebels-sweep-into-aleppo-in-an-embarrassing-rout-for-bashar-al-assad-7709</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrian-rebels-sweep-into-aleppo-in-an-embarrassing-rout-for-bashar-al-assad-7709</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Russia and Iran, the Syrian dictator’s closest allies, will be of less help than they used to be ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Syrian, rebels, sweep, into, Aleppo, embarrassing, rout, for, Bashar, al-Assad </media:keywords>
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<title>Netanyahu is about to discover if Trump is friend or foe </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/netanyahu-is-about-to-discover-if-trump-is-friend-or-foe-7708</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/netanyahu-is-about-to-discover-if-trump-is-friend-or-foe-7708</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A White House meeting may see the president try to dominate Israel’s strongman ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:52 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Netanyahu, about, discover, Trump, friend, foe </media:keywords>
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<title>How to make cash in Africa’s coup belt </title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-make-cash-in-africas-coup-belt-7707</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-make-cash-in-africas-coup-belt-7707</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mining multinationals are learning to do business with juntas  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>How, make, cash, Africa’s, coup, belt </media:keywords>
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<title>Lebanon’s new government must do three big things immediately</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/lebanons-new-government-must-do-three-big-things-immediately</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/lebanons-new-government-must-do-three-big-things-immediately</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It needs money to reform, but donors want to see reforms before they write cheques ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:50 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Lebanon’s, new, government, must, three, big, things, immediately</media:keywords>
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<title>A horrific killing spree shakes Syria</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-horrific-killing-spree-shakes-syria</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-horrific-killing-spree-shakes-syria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fresh atrocities suggest a country spiralling out of control ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:49 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>horrific, killing, spree, shakes, Syria</media:keywords>
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<title>Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign&#45;aid cuts</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-some-africans-see-opportunity-in-foreign-aid-cuts</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-some-africans-see-opportunity-in-foreign-aid-cuts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They want to be more self-reliant. But that will not be easy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:49 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Why, some, Africans, see, opportunity, foreign-aid, cuts</media:keywords>
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<title>South Africa’s government is looking fragile</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-africas-government-is-looking-fragile</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-africas-government-is-looking-fragile</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A spat over the budget exposes deepening rifts ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:48 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>South, Africa’s, government, looking, fragile</media:keywords>
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<title>Abiy Ahmed’s agricultural revolution is too good to be true</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/abiy-ahmeds-agricultural-revolution-is-too-good-to-be-true</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/abiy-ahmeds-agricultural-revolution-is-too-good-to-be-true</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The prime minister claims to have made Ethiopia Africa’s breadbasket. The numbers disagree ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:47 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Abiy, Ahmed’s, agricultural, revolution, too, good, true</media:keywords>
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<title>Binyamin Netanyahu likens himself to Donald Trump</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-likens-himself-to-donald-trump</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-likens-himself-to-donald-trump</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel’s prime minister is again under pressure from lawyers and security men ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:47 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Binyamin, Netanyahu, likens, himself, Donald, Trump</media:keywords>
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<title>After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-the-bloodshed-can-syrias-president-unite-his-country</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-the-bloodshed-can-syrias-president-unite-his-country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A deal with the Kurds may yet shore up Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rule ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:46 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>After, the, bloodshed, can, Syria’s, president, unite, his, country</media:keywords>
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<title>Another civil war looms in South Sudan</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/another-civil-war-looms-in-south-sudan</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/another-civil-war-looms-in-south-sudan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It could merge with the one in neighbouring Sudan, to catastrophic effect ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:45 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Another, civil, war, looms, South, Sudan</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s strikes may be only the start of a new offensive in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-strikes-may-be-only-the-start-of-a-new-offensive-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-strikes-may-be-only-the-start-of-a-new-offensive-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Politics mean Binyamin Netanyahu wants to keep open the possibility of a return to full-scale war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:44 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel’s, strikes, may, only, the, start, new, offensive, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Netanyahu’s decision to sack his security chief will not end well</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/netanyahus-decision-to-sack-his-security-chief-will-not-end-well</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/netanyahus-decision-to-sack-his-security-chief-will-not-end-well</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Another crisis in Israel looms ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:44 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Netanyahu’s, decision, sack, his, security, chief, will, not, end, well</media:keywords>
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<title>The success of Ivory Coast is Africa’s best&#45;kept secret</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-success-of-ivory-coast-is-africas-best-kept-secret</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-success-of-ivory-coast-is-africas-best-kept-secret</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ How has it managed to outshine its peers? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:43 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, success, Ivory, Coast, Africa’s, best-kept, secret</media:keywords>
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<title>America’s strikes on the Houthis could whip up a regional tempest</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/americas-strikes-on-the-houthis-could-whip-up-a-regional-tempest</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/americas-strikes-on-the-houthis-could-whip-up-a-regional-tempest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump has promised to hold Iran accountable for the Yemenis’ attacks ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:42 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>America’s, strikes, the, Houthis, could, whip, regional, tempest</media:keywords>
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<title>Nigerian politics is a nasty place for women</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigerian-politics-is-a-nasty-place-for-women</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigerian-politics-is-a-nasty-place-for-women</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A sexual-harassment scandal in parliament shows why ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:42 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Nigerian, politics, nasty, place, for, women</media:keywords>
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<title>A coup attempt in Tigray raises tensions in the Horn</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-coup-attempt-in-tigray-raises-tensions-in-the-horn</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-coup-attempt-in-tigray-raises-tensions-in-the-horn</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ethiopia and Eritrea are engaged in a dangerous game of brinkmanship ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:41 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>coup, attempt, Tigray, raises, tensions, the, Horn</media:keywords>
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<title>The war in Gaza has unsettled the Jewish diaspora</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-war-in-gaza-has-unsettled-the-jewish-diaspora</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-war-in-gaza-has-unsettled-the-jewish-diaspora</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They have found uneasy alliances with their new protectors on the right ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:40 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, war, Gaza, has, unsettled, the, Jewish, diaspora</media:keywords>
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<title>A faster rollout of malaria vaccines would save many lives</title>
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<title>Nigeria’s president pushes the limits of his power</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta raises questions about the rule of law ]]></description>
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<title>Israel courts the Middle East’s minorities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Why Israel seeks alliances outside the Arab and Sunni Muslim majority ]]></description>
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<title>Syrians are still surprisingly upbeat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Our pioneering poll reveals much optimism, but also big sectarian divisions ]]></description>
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<title>Khartoum changes hands, marking a new phase in Sudan’s civil war</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The national army may push on to Darfur. Risks abound ]]></description>
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<title>America steps up bombing the Houthis but lacks a clear strategy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It will be hard to secure the Red Sea without driving the rebel group from power in Yemen ]]></description>
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<title>Talks over the Chagos Islands show the rising clout of Mauritius</title>
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<title>Turkey and Israel are becoming deadly rivals in Syria</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Middle East’s beefiest powers are playing out their regional ambitions there ]]></description>
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<title>Trump rebuffs Netanyahu and gambles on a deal with Iran</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Israel’s prime minister tied his country’s fate to Donald Trump. Now America is talking to its enemy ]]></description>
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<title>Israel is intent on destroying Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-intent-on-destroying-gaza</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Without pressure from America, it is hard to see anything stopping it ]]></description>
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<title>Meet Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s retro revolutionary</title>
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<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/meet-ibrahim-traore-burkina-fasos-retro-revolutionary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Africa’s youngest leader is the face of the continent’s changing geopolitics ]]></description>
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<title>Binyamin Netanyahu’s other war</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A scandal involving Qatar may affect the Gaza conflict ]]></description>
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<title>A new smash and grab for Red Sea ports</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-new-smash-and-grab-for-red-sea-ports</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Outside powers are lining up for a piece of the action ]]></description>
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<title>When does opposition become treason in east Africa?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/when-does-opposition-become-treason-in-east-africa</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ When election time is approaching ]]></description>
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<title>Populism meets reality in Senegal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Worse-than-expected public finances hamper the new government ]]></description>
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<title>The UAE preaches unity at home but pursues division abroad</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-uae-preaches-unity-at-home-but-pursues-division-abroad</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is carving out a sphere of influence through militias who carve up Arab states ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:29:27 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The sea is swallowing an African island</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-sea-is-swallowing-an-african-island</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In Sierra Leone, adjusting to a warmer climate is getting harder ]]></description>
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<title>Israel and Hamas have something in common</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hamas-have-something-in-common</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ They both want to avoid a ceasefire collapse, for a few more weeks ]]></description>
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<title>Could political upheaval hit Jordan next?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Resurgent Islamists and chaos in the West Bank may threaten Jordan’s king ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:37:33 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>In a dictator’s palace, Syrians debate a new constitution</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/in-a-dictators-palace-syrians-debate-a-new-constitution</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ahmed al-Sharaa will soon have to reveal how sincere he is about the new, inclusive Syria ]]></description>
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<title>Israel’s army adopts a high&#45;stakes new strategy: more terrain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It remains present inside Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:37:31 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Africa’s young “generation hustle” hits the big time</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ They are pious, entrepreneurial and eager to make the most of their potential ]]></description>
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<title>Syria’s next steps towards a new order</title>
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<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrias-next-steps-towards-a-new-order</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Will Syria’s leader make good on his promises? ]]></description>
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<title>Sudan’s national army is on the brink of retaking the capital</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ That could be a turning point for the country’s civil war ]]></description>
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<title>Egypt and Jordan are struggling to make themselves useful to Donald Trump</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ They no longer offer the promise of stability in a region that has been upended ]]></description>
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<title>Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/rwanda-tightens-its-grip-over-eastern-congo</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Congolese government has lost control of the region ]]></description>
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<title>How to make cash in Africa’s coup belt</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mining multinationals are learning to do business with juntas ]]></description>
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<title>FEDA Econmist Magazine 2025</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/feda-econmist-magazine-2025</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:25:10 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>FEDA Economist Magazine</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/FEDA-Economist-Magazine</link>
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<title>An interview with Ahmed al&#45;Sharaa, Syria’s president</title>
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<title>France’s bitter retreat from west Africa</title>
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<title>Warlord, jihadi or nation&#45;builder?</title>
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<title>Donald Trump’s eye&#45;popping plan to make Gaza American</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/donald-trumps-eye-popping-plan-to-make-gaza-american</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Is his call to evict Palestinians from the “hell hole” an imperial fantasy or a negotiating ploy? ]]></description>
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<title>Netanyahu is about to discover if Trump is friend or foe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A White House meeting may see the president try to dominate Israel’s strongman ]]></description>
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<title>Why Islamists in the Arab world speak the language of free markets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Middle East’s most religious politicians are often its most capitalist as well ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:08 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Instead of luxury condos, Gaza faces a resumption of war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/instead-of-luxury-condos-gaza-faces-a-resumption-of-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/instead-of-luxury-condos-gaza-faces-a-resumption-of-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump’s chances of a grand bargain in the Middle East are shrinking ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:07 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-leader-of-congos-rebels-vows-to-fight-on</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-leader-of-congos-rebels-vows-to-fight-on</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is not clear that a recent truce will hold ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:07 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>For Donald Trump, South Africa is DEI in the form of a country</title>
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<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/for-donald-trump-south-africa-is-dei-in-the-form-of-a-country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ His enmity will hurt the rainbow nation ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:06 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/homss-troubles-show-the-challenges-facing-syrias-leaders</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/homss-troubles-show-the-challenges-facing-syrias-leaders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Both supporters and opponents of the old regime are unhappy with the new rulers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:05 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>How to go from fish lover to fish farmer</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-go-from-fish-lover-to-fish-farmer</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-go-from-fish-lover-to-fish-farmer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Expanding aquaculture in Africa could have many benefits ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:05 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>How, from, fish, lover, fish, farmer</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel mounts an attack on Palestinian intellectual life</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-mounts-an-attack-on-palestinian-intellectual-life</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-mounts-an-attack-on-palestinian-intellectual-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The arrest of a prominent bookseller in Jerusalem bodes ill for freedom of expression ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:04 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Hizbullah’s decline is a boon for Lebanon’s new government</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/hizbullahs-decline-is-a-boon-for-lebanons-new-government</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/hizbullahs-decline-is-a-boon-for-lebanons-new-government</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But it will not be able to ignore the armed group entirely ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:14:03 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Hizbullah’s, decline, boon, for, Lebanon’s, new, government</media:keywords>
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<title>The Trump effect could upend the Middle East</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-trump-effect-could-upend-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-trump-effect-could-upend-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Will Israel and Donald Trump use the threat of annexation to secure a new grand bargain? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:21 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>How Turkey plans to expand its influence in the new Syria</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-turkey-plans-to-expand-its-influence-in-the-new-syria</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-turkey-plans-to-expand-its-influence-in-the-new-syria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Its influence could cause tensions with the Arab world—and Israel ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>How, Turkey, plans, expand, its, influence, the, new, Syria</media:keywords>
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<title>The start of a fragile truce in Gaza offers relief and joy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-start-of-a-fragile-truce-in-gaza-offers-relief-and-joy</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-start-of-a-fragile-truce-in-gaza-offers-relief-and-joy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But the ceasefire is not yet the end of the war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Gaza ceasefire is stoking violence in the West Bank</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-gaza-ceasefire-is-stoking-violence-in-the-west-bank</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-gaza-ceasefire-is-stoking-violence-in-the-west-bank</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hamas and the Israeli far right both want to destabilise the West Bank ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:19 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, Gaza, ceasefire, stoking, violence, the, West, Bank</media:keywords>
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<title>Government by social media in Somalia</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/government-by-social-media-in-somalia</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/government-by-social-media-in-somalia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cheap data, social media and creativity are filling in for an absent state ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Government, social, media, Somalia</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump should try to end, not manage, the Middle East’s oldest conflicts</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-should-try-to-end-not-manage-the-middle-easts-oldest-conflicts</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/trump-should-try-to-end-not-manage-the-middle-easts-oldest-conflicts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And he should see the region as more than a source of instability and arms deals ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Trump, should, try, end, not, manage, the, Middle, East’s, oldest, conflicts</media:keywords>
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<title>Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/three-big-lawsuits-against-meta-in-kenya-may-have-global-implications</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/three-big-lawsuits-against-meta-in-kenya-may-have-global-implications</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One was prompted by the murder of an Ethiopian professor ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:17 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Three, big, lawsuits, against, Meta, Kenya, may, have, global, implications</media:keywords>
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<title>Syria’s new rulers say they are keen to integrate foreign fighters</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrias-new-rulers-say-they-are-keen-to-integrate-foreign-fighters</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrias-new-rulers-say-they-are-keen-to-integrate-foreign-fighters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Outsiders continue to see them as a threat ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:16 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Syria’s, new, rulers, say, they, are, keen, integrate, foreign, fighters</media:keywords>
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<title>Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/rwandas-reckless-plan-to-redraw-the-map-of-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/rwandas-reckless-plan-to-redraw-the-map-of-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fall of Goma could trigger another Congo conflict ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:16 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran’s alarming nuclear dash will soon test Donald Trump</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-alarming-nuclear-dash-will-soon-test-donald-trump</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-alarming-nuclear-dash-will-soon-test-donald-trump</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There is no plausible civilian use for the enhanced uranium Iran is producing ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:15 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Hamas talks a big game but is in chaos</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/hamas-talks-a-big-game-but-is-in-chaos</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/hamas-talks-a-big-game-but-is-in-chaos</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Look beyond the latest bravado and brutality and it is bitterly split ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ahmed al&#45;Sharaa declares himself president of Syria</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ahmed-al-sharaa-declares-himself-president-of-syria</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ahmed-al-sharaa-declares-himself-president-of-syria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But he has given no details of what kind of state he wants to build ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-fall-of-goma-heralds-more-bloodshed-in-eastern-congo</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-fall-of-goma-heralds-more-bloodshed-in-eastern-congo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rwanda’s reckless invasion raises the risk of a wider war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:07:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>After 15 months of hell, Israel and Hamas sign a ceasefire deal</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-15-months-of-hell-israel-and-hamas-sign-a-ceasefire-deal</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-15-months-of-hell-israel-and-hamas-sign-a-ceasefire-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump provided the X factor by putting heat on Binyamin Netanyahu, who insists the war isn’t over yet ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:02:33 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>First, the ceasefire. Next the Trump effect could upend the Middle East</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/first-the-ceasefire-next-the-trump-effect-could-upend-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/first-the-ceasefire-next-the-trump-effect-could-upend-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Will Israel and Donald Trump use the threat of annexation to secure a new grand bargain? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:02:32 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>West African booze is becoming a luxury product</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/west-african-booze-is-becoming-a-luxury-product</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Female entrepreneurs are leading the charge ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:02:31 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>West, African, booze, becoming, luxury, product</media:keywords>
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<title>Abu Dhabi Partners with Bitcoin MENA to Drive Financial Innovation</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/abu-dhabi-partners-with-bitcoin-mena-to-drive-financial-innovation</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/abu-dhabi-partners-with-bitcoin-mena-to-drive-financial-innovation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A bold partnership driving Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a global hub for financial innovation. Bitcoin MENA 2024 to unite global thought leaders, investors, and startups in transformative Bitcoin discussions. Empowering startups and enterprises through incubation, venture capital, and education in Abu Dhabi’s dynamic ecosystem. The Blockchain Centre, in Abu Dhabi has signed a strategic agreement with Bitcoin MENA in […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:19 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Saadiyat Island’s Magical Winter Unveiled</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/saadiyat-islands-magical-winter-unveiled</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This winter, Saadiyat Island transforms into a haven of festive cheer, cultural wonders, and luxurious celebrations. Whether you’re seeking world-class dining, immersive entertainment, or unforgettable family moments, Saadiyat Island offers something for everyone. From dazzling gala dinners and themed brunches to captivating live performances and creative workshops, this season promises a celebration of joy, elegance, […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>EMEA CFOs and CIOs Prioritize ROI in Tech Investments</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/emea-cfos-and-cios-prioritize-roi-in-tech-investments</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/emea-cfos-and-cios-prioritize-roi-in-tech-investments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A stronger relationship helps drive better business outcomes. More than 86% of EMEA CFOs and CIOs surveyed say their relationship has strengthened, with 43% of CFOs linking it to improved business outcomes. 42% of EMEA CIOs are tackling rising IT costs with investments in emerging tech. Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>UAE GDP Grows By 3.6% in The First Half of 2024</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/uae-gdp-grows-by-36-in-the-first-half-of-2024</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Non-oil economic activities recorded positive results in the first half of 2024, the most notable of which are: Transport and storage activities have emerged as the fastest growing non-oil economic sectors in the UAE’s GDP, achieving a growth rate of 8.4 per cent. The financial activities and insurance sector ranked second, achieving a growth rate […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dubai Art Season 2025 Returns With Exciting Creative Experiences</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/dubai-art-season-2025-returns-with-exciting-creative-experiences</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dubai Culture has announced the launch of Dubai Art Season 2025, under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, being held from 4 January – 20 April 2025 under the theme ‘Take a Walk on the Art Side.’ It encompasses various initiatives, […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>UAE Markets Gain AED257Bn in Market Cap on Strong Economy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/uae-markets-gain-aed257bn-in-market-cap-on-strong-economy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The UAE’s stock markets experienced substantial growth in 2024, driven by a robust economy, foreign investments, and IPOs. Both the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and the Dubai Financial Market saw significant increases in their market cap and trading volumes. This growth solidified the UAE’s position as a leading investment destination in the region. Read more: […]
Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle ]]></description>
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<title>Deyaar’s First Abu Dhabi Project Sells Out</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Deyaar Development PJSC, a leading property developer in the UAE, has announced the complete sell-out of RIVAGE—its latest and first residential project in Abu Dhabi. Located on the prestigious Al Reem Island in the Abu Dhabi emirate, the rapid sell-out reflects the overwhelming demand from both investors and homebuyers. The sales event attracted exceptional attendance, […]
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:12 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Future of Jobs 2025: 78 Million New Jobs by 2030, Upskilling Essential</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/future-of-jobs-2025-78-million-new-jobs-by-2030-upskilling-essential</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shifting global trends in technology, economy, demographics, and the green transition are set to create 170 million new jobs by 2030 while displacing 92 million, resulting in a net gain of 78 million jobs. Fastest-growing jobs include technology, data, AI, care roles, education, and frontline positions like delivery drivers and farmworkers. Top skills by 2030 […]
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ministry of Economy Launches Training to Boost Skills in DNFBP Sectors</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ministry-of-economy-launches-training-to-boost-skills-in-dnfbp-sectors</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Ministry of Economy has launched a specialised training programme aimed at developing capacities, professional skills, and compliance awareness among compliance officers in Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), under its supervision, and private sector employees to combat money laundering and counter the financing of terrorism. This initiative, developed in collaboration with the International Compliance […]
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:08 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>2024: Record Year for Dubai Real Estate with Rising Prices</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/2024-record-year-for-dubai-real-estate-with-rising-prices</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 2024 Marks Another Record-Breaking Year for Dubai’s Real Estate Market with Property Prices on the Rise  Bayut, the UAE’s property portal, has unveiled its comprehensive report on Dubai’s most-searched real estate areas for 2024. The findings reveal a sustained rise in property prices across popular neighbourhoods, driven by robust demand, a steady supply of new […]
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:01:07 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Violent jihadists are getting frustrated by the new Syria</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/violent-jihadists-are-getting-frustrated-by-the-new-syria</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tipsy dancers, Christmas decorations, Shias and women’s rights are in the crosshairs ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:59:58 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A hidden refuge in Sudan that the internet, banks—and war—can’t reach</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-hidden-refuge-in-sudan-that-the-internet-banksand-warcant-reach</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A visit to the Nuba mountains provides a glimpse into the future of the country ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:59:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Syria’s new rulers have inherited an economic disaster</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A legacy of mismanagement and lingering sanctions will make it hard to rebuild the country ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The era of multilateral peacekeeping draws to an unhappy close</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-era-of-multilateral-peacekeeping-draws-to-an-unhappy-close</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The order replacing it in Africa is likely to be worse ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Eastern Congo is as wretched as ever</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/eastern-congo-is-as-wretched-as-ever</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Peace talks have collapsed yet again, as rebel groups continue to make mayhem ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:52 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mozambique’s opposition leader flies home into chaos</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/mozambiques-opposition-leader-flies-home-into-chaos</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Will Venâncio Mondlane’s arrival on January 9th deepen or ease political crisis? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The fate of minorities in post&#45;Assad Syria</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-fate-of-minorities-in-post-assad-syria</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The country’s new rulers have yet to include other groups in their government ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>From inside an obliterated Gaza, gunfire not a ceasefire</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/from-inside-an-obliterated-gaza-gunfire-not-a-ceasefire</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In north Gaza the IDF is now facing “a bitter guerrilla war” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:50 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Lebanon tries yet again to elect a new president</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/lebanon-tries-yet-again-to-elect-a-new-president</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ But it will not be easy to convince its corrupt politicians to reform ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:49 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Alawites formed Syria’s elite. Now they are terrified</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/alawites-formed-syrias-elite-now-they-are-terrified</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fear of reprisal stalks the heartlands of the Assad regime ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:49 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-west-is-making-a-muddle-of-its-syria-sanctions</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-west-is-making-a-muddle-of-its-syria-sanctions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Outsiders should be much clearer about how and when they will be lifted ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:48 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>America concludes genocide has been committed in Sudan—again</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-concludes-genocide-has-been-committed-in-sudanagain</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-concludes-genocide-has-been-committed-in-sudanagain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move highlights the magnitude of Sudan’s civil war but does little to end it ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:40:47 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>America under Joe Biden plays the pragmatist in Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-under-joe-biden-plays-the-pragmatist-in-africa</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump is likely to follow suit ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:09 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The Lebanese&#45;American businessman in Donald Trump’s inner circle</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-lebanese-american-businessman-in-donald-trumps-inner-circle</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-lebanese-american-businessman-in-donald-trumps-inner-circle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Can Massad Boulos influence the incoming administration in the region? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:09 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>New cures for Africa’s most gruesome diseases</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/new-cures-for-africas-most-gruesome-diseases</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sleeping sickness, riverblindness and more could be tackled ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:08 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo in an embarrassing rout for Bashar al&#45;Assad</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrian-rebels-sweep-into-aleppo-in-an-embarrassing-rout-for-bashar-al-assad</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrian-rebels-sweep-into-aleppo-in-an-embarrassing-rout-for-bashar-al-assad</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Russia and Iran, the Syrian dictator’s closest allies, will be of less help than they used to be ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:07 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Nigeria seeks to restore pride in its artefacts, ancient and modern</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigeria-seeks-to-restore-pride-in-its-artefacts-ancient-and-modern</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new museum in Benin City will showcase “a cauldron of creativity” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:07 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Syria’s Bashar al&#45;Assad is in mortal danger</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrias-bashar-al-assad-is-in-mortal-danger</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/syrias-bashar-al-assad-is-in-mortal-danger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Whether he survives may depend not on his allies but on his one-time foes ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:06 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Namibia’s tired old liberation party stays in power</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/namibias-tired-old-liberation-party-stays-in-power</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ But voters are unhappy and frustrated ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:05 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Adani’s problems in Kenya undermine Narendra Modi’s ambitions for Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/adanis-problems-in-kenya-undermine-narendra-modis-ambitions-for-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/adanis-problems-in-kenya-undermine-narendra-modis-ambitions-for-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Competing with China will now be even harder for India’s prime minister ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:05 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah holds, for now</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-ceasefire-between-israel-and-hizbullah-holds-for-now</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-ceasefire-between-israel-and-hizbullah-holds-for-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ People on both sides of the border are returning to devastated homes ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:04 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The fall of Syria’s dictator</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After the rebels’ astonishingly swift advance, Bashar al-Assad has fled ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:03 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ghana, Africa’s model democracy, is losing its sheen</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ghana-africas-model-democracy-is-losing-its-sheen</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of an election on December 7th, the mood in the country is grim ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:03 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Who will rule Syria now the Assad regime has been toppled?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/who-will-rule-syria-now-the-assad-regime-has-been-toppled</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Syrians are hoping for a peaceful transition of power. They may not get it ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:02 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Exploiting disarray in Syria, Israel grabs more of the Golan Heights</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/exploiting-disarray-in-syria-israel-grabs-more-of-the-golan-heights</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The incursions are neither justified nor necessary ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:01 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Inside Bashar al&#45;Assad’s dungeons</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/inside-bashar-al-assads-dungeons</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ With the dictator gone, Syrians are desperately searching for loved ones lost in his prisons ]]></description>
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<title>As Syria’s new leaders settle in, life in the capital resumes</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-syrias-new-leaders-settle-in-life-in-the-capital-resumes</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-syrias-new-leaders-settle-in-life-in-the-capital-resumes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Government employees look ready to take orders from a fresh set of rulers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:51:00 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Protests have shut down Mozambique</title>
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<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/protests-have-shut-down-mozambique</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The aftermath of a rigged election is threatening a social revolt ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:59 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>As Syria’s regime collapses, Erdogan eyes victory over the Kurds</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-syrias-regime-collapses-erdogan-eyes-victory-over-the-kurds</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-syrias-regime-collapses-erdogan-eyes-victory-over-the-kurds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They are suddenly isolated and weakened. Worse may be to come ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:59 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Syria’s, regime, collapses, Erdogan, eyes, victory, over, the, Kurds</media:keywords>
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<title>The fall of Bashar al&#45;Assad is a blow to Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-fall-of-bashar-al-assad-is-a-blow-to-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-fall-of-bashar-al-assad-is-a-blow-to-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Will the weakened regime reform, or race for the bomb? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:58 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, fall, Bashar, al-Assad, blow, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>Kenyan women are fed up with rampant sexual violence</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/kenyan-women-are-fed-up-with-rampant-sexual-violence</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/kenyan-women-are-fed-up-with-rampant-sexual-violence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A spate of horrific murders has fuelled a campaign to end femicide ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Kenyan, women, are, fed, with, rampant, sexual, violence</media:keywords>
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<title>What do Syria’s other rebels want now?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-do-syrias-other-rebels-want-now</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-do-syrias-other-rebels-want-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ HTS could not have taken Damascus without their help. We sit down with a Syrian rebel commander ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>What, Syria’s, other, rebels, want, now</media:keywords>
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<title>Binyamin Netanyahu is in court again in Israel</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-is-in-court-again-in-israel</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-is-in-court-again-in-israel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As he fights charges of corruption, his country’s democracy may suffer ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Binyamin, Netanyahu, court, again, Israel</media:keywords>
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<title>An interview with the military commander of Syria’s new masters</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/an-interview-with-the-military-commander-of-syrias-new-masters</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/an-interview-with-the-military-commander-of-syrias-new-masters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hayat Tahrir al-Sham promises to respect minorities ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>interview, with, the, military, commander, Syria’s, new, masters</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudan’s football team wants to reach the World Cup</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/sudans-football-team-wants-to-reach-the-world-cup</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/sudans-football-team-wants-to-reach-the-world-cup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ International support and canny management have helped the squad defy civil war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Sudan’s, football, team, wants, reach, the, World, Cup</media:keywords>
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<title>The secret talks between Syria’s new leaders and the Kremlin</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-secret-talks-between-syrias-new-leaders-and-the-kremlin</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-secret-talks-between-syrias-new-leaders-and-the-kremlin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They are negotiating with Russia about its military presence ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, secret, talks, between, Syria’s, new, leaders, and, the, Kremlin</media:keywords>
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<title>Everyone wants to meet Syria’s new rulers</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/everyone-wants-to-meet-syrias-new-rulers</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/everyone-wants-to-meet-syrias-new-rulers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But a flurry of diplomatic meetings in Damascus points to the obstacles ahead ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Everyone, wants, meet, Syria’s, new, rulers</media:keywords>
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<title>One of Assad’s mass graves is found, with as many as 100,000 bodies</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/one-of-assads-mass-graves-is-found-with-as-many-as-100000-bodies</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/one-of-assads-mass-graves-is-found-with-as-many-as-100000-bodies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But justice for the victims of the Assad regime will be slow ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>One, Assad’s, mass, graves, found, with, many, 100, 000, bodies</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia and Somalia claim to have settled a dangerous feud</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ethiopia-and-somalia-claim-to-have-settled-a-dangerous-feud</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ethiopia-and-somalia-claim-to-have-settled-a-dangerous-feud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But there are reasons to be sceptical ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:52 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Ethiopia, and, Somalia, claim, have, settled, dangerous, feud</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel and Hamas look close to some kind of deal</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hamas-look-close-to-some-kind-of-deal</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hamas-look-close-to-some-kind-of-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lebanon, Syria and Donald Trump have all been important ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:52 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, and, Hamas, look, close, some, kind, deal</media:keywords>
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<title>South Sudan’s economic crisis threatens its fragile peace</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-sudans-economic-crisis-threatens-its-fragile-peace</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-sudans-economic-crisis-threatens-its-fragile-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It shows what happens when a petrostate’s lifeline disappears overnight ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:50:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>South, Sudan’s, economic, crisis, threatens, its, fragile, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s hardliners reckon Gaza’s chaos shows they must control it</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-hardliners-reckon-gazas-chaos-shows-they-must-control-it</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-hardliners-reckon-gazas-chaos-shows-they-must-control-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Only 11 out of a recent convoy of 109 aid trucks managed to get in ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:15 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel’s, hardliners, reckon, Gaza’s, chaos, shows, they, must, control</media:keywords>
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<title>Why GM crops aren’t feeding Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-gm-crops-arent-feeding-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-gm-crops-arent-feeding-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite decades of research, few countries grow them there ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:14 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, crops, aren’t, feeding, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>A genocidal militia’s quest for legitimacy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-genocidal-militias-quest-for-legitimacy</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-genocidal-militias-quest-for-legitimacy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A warring party in Sudan claims it wants to talk peace ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:14 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>genocidal, militia’s, quest, for, legitimacy</media:keywords>
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<title>The arrest warrant is a diplomatic disaster for Netanyahu</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-arrest-warrant-is-a-diplomatic-disaster-for-netanyahu</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-arrest-warrant-is-a-diplomatic-disaster-for-netanyahu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But may also undermine the International Criminal Court ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, arrest, warrant, diplomatic, disaster, for, Netanyahu</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel and Hizbullah strike a fragile deal to end their war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hizbullah-strike-a-fragile-deal-to-end-their-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hizbullah-strike-a-fragile-deal-to-end-their-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Joe Biden’s last roll of the dice on peace in the Middle East ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:12 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, and, Hizbullah, strike, fragile, deal, end, their, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Iraq could be the Middle East’s next battleground</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iraq-could-be-the-middle-easts-next-battleground</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/iraq-could-be-the-middle-easts-next-battleground</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Until recently violence was at its lowest since the American invasion ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:01:25 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iraq, could, the, Middle, East’s, next, battleground</media:keywords>
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<title>To get more capital, Africa needs more data</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/to-get-more-capital-africa-needs-more-data</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/to-get-more-capital-africa-needs-more-data</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poor data and small capital markets make it hard to gauge risks and returns ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:01:25 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>get, more, capital, Africa, needs, more, data</media:keywords>
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<title>Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/quitting-qatar-is-the-least-of-hamass-problems</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/quitting-qatar-is-the-least-of-hamass-problems</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Farewell to comfortable villas in Doha, hello Turkey ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:01:24 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Quitting, Qatar, the, least, Hamas’s, problems</media:keywords>
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<title>The world’s next country?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-next-country</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-next-country</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New presidents in Somaliland and America could hasten international recognition ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:01:24 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, world’s, next, country</media:keywords>
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<title>Get ready for “Maximum Pressure 2.0” on Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/get-ready-for-maximum-pressure-20-on-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/get-ready-for-maximum-pressure-20-on-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Trump White House may bomb and sanction the regime into a deal ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:01:23 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Get, ready, for, “Maximum, Pressure, 2.0”, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>The world’s most unlikely safe haven</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-most-unlikely-safe-haven</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-worlds-most-unlikely-safe-haven</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As war rages in the Middle East, Shia are fleeing to a deadly dictatorship ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:56:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, world’s, most, unlikely, safe, haven</media:keywords>
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<title>What the world can learn from Botswana</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-the-world-can-learn-from-botswana</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-the-world-can-learn-from-botswana</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Peaceful transfers of power are a wonderful thing ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:01:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>What, the, world, can, learn, from, Botswana</media:keywords>
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<title>Why the fertility gap between north and south Nigeria matters</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-the-fertility-gap-between-north-and-south-nigeria-matters</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-the-fertility-gap-between-north-and-south-nigeria-matters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It has enormous implications for development ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:01:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Why, the, fertility, gap, between, north, and, south, Nigeria, matters</media:keywords>
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<title>Binyamin Netanyahu fires his defence minister</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-fires-his-defence-minister</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-fires-his-defence-minister</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Israeli prime minister stamps his authority on his government ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:01:55 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Binyamin, Netanyahu, fires, his, defence, minister</media:keywords>
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<title>Will Donald Trump “stop the wars” in the Middle East?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-donald-trump-stop-the-wars-in-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-donald-trump-stop-the-wars-in-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What he does may depend on which son-in-law spoke to him last ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:01:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Will, Donald, Trump, “stop, the, wars”, the, Middle, East</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s war aims in Lebanon are expanding</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-war-aims-in-lebanon-are-expanding</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-war-aims-in-lebanon-are-expanding</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is hoping for political change as well as the destruction of Hizbullah ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:01:53 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel’s, war, aims, Lebanon, are, expanding</media:keywords>
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<title>Congo&#45;Brazzaville has lost a big chunk of its oil revenue</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/congo-brazzaville-has-lost-a-big-chunk-of-its-oil-revenue</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/congo-brazzaville-has-lost-a-big-chunk-of-its-oil-revenue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A court case offers a glimpse into what may have happened to the country’s money ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:01:52 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Congo-Brazzaville, has, lost, big, chunk, its, oil, revenue</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel is keeping open the nuclear option</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-keeping-open-the-nuclear-option</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-keeping-open-the-nuclear-option</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It has prepared a path to hit Iran’s nuclear sites after America’s election ]]></description>
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<title>Iran needs a new national&#45;security strategy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-needs-a-new-national-security-strategy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Will it choose a nuclear bomb or detente with America? ]]></description>
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<title>How to concede an election graciously</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump could learn something from a small African country ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:51:37 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli settlers are causing mayhem in the West Bank</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israeli-settlers-are-causing-mayhem-in-the-west-bank</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Palestinians are close to rebelling ]]></description>
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<title>The deadly missile race in the Middle East</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Governments no longer have a monopoly on long-range projectiles ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will America pull the plug on Israel’s invasion of Gaza?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-america-pull-the-plug-on-israels-invasion-of-gaza</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Israel is racing to destroy Hamas as a global backlash grows ]]></description>
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<title>Gaza’s nights are darker now than at any point in the past decade</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The enclave is operating on just one-tenth of its normal power supply ]]></description>
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<title>All parties are blaming each other for the dire situation in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/all-parties-are-blaming-each-other-for-the-dire-situation-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/all-parties-are-blaming-each-other-for-the-dire-situation-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Aid deliveries work out at 29ml of water per person a day ]]></description>
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<title>The battle over South Africa’s spicy&#45;chicken market</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-battle-over-south-africas-spicy-chicken-market</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-battle-over-south-africas-spicy-chicken-market</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A fight between Pedros and Nando’s offers insights into concentrated markets ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:10 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>China is winning Africa’s “white&#45;gold” rush for lithium</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/china-is-winning-africas-white-gold-rush-for-lithium</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/china-is-winning-africas-white-gold-rush-for-lithium</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Its grip on clean-energy minerals is a challenge for the West ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:09 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>As Israel fights on in Gaza its dilemma gets worse</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-israel-fights-on-in-gaza-its-dilemma-gets-worse</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-israel-fights-on-in-gaza-its-dilemma-gets-worse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Does it prioritise victory, civilians, hostages or relations with America? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:08 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The battle of northern Gaza is almost over</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ But a dire humanitarian situation in the south is getting worse ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:07 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Many Arab governments would like to see Hamas gone</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/many-arab-governments-would-like-to-see-hamas-gone</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/many-arab-governments-would-like-to-see-hamas-gone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And they worry that the war in Gaza will upset their economic plans ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:06 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A genocidal militia is winning the war in Sudan</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-genocidal-militia-is-winning-the-war-in-sudan</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-genocidal-militia-is-winning-the-war-in-sudan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Rapid Support Forces are gaining territory ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:04 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Africa’s supermarket revolution</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-supermarket-revolution</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-supermarket-revolution</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rise of local chains reflects deeper trends on the continent ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:03 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Africa’s, supermarket, revolution</media:keywords>
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<title>What happens to Gaza after the war?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-happens-to-gaza-after-the-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-happens-to-gaza-after-the-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ No one wants responsibility for running and rebuilding the ruined enclave ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:02 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel strikes a hostage deal but promises the Gaza war isn’t over</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-strikes-a-hostage-deal-but-promises-the-gaza-war-isnt-over</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-strikes-a-hostage-deal-but-promises-the-gaza-war-isnt-over</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hamas is desperate to split Israel and turn a pause into a ceasefire ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:01 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel strikes a hostage deal, but says the Gaza war isn’t over</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-strikes-a-hostage-deal-but-says-the-gaza-war-isnt-over</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-strikes-a-hostage-deal-but-says-the-gaza-war-isnt-over</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hamas is desperate to split Israel and turn a pause into a ceasefire ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:32:00 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will Chad be the next Western ally in Africa to fall?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-chad-be-the-next-western-ally-in-africa-to-fall</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-chad-be-the-next-western-ally-in-africa-to-fall</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Democracy v realpolitik ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>How the Gaza war affects Israel’s minorities in different ways</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-the-gaza-war-affects-israels-minorities-in-different-ways</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-the-gaza-war-affects-israels-minorities-in-different-ways</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For Muslim Arabs it is especially traumatic and conflicting ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why African businesses take a DIY approach to selling online</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-african-businesses-take-a-diy-approach-to-selling-online</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-african-businesses-take-a-diy-approach-to-selling-online</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Social media, not online marketplaces, dominate e-commerce on the continent ]]></description>
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<title>The agony of 24 hostages is over. The Gaza war isn’t</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-agony-of-24-hostages-is-over-the-gaza-war-isnt</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-agony-of-24-hostages-is-over-the-gaza-war-isnt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel and Hamas trade captives during a four-day truce ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A brutal battle for southern Gaza beckons once the truce ends</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-brutal-battle-for-southern-gaza-beckons-once-the-truce-ends</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-brutal-battle-for-southern-gaza-beckons-once-the-truce-ends</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The next stage of fighting will be harder and more controversial ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Does Hamas want to keep fighting Israel or start talking peace?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/does-hamas-want-to-keep-fighting-israel-or-start-talking-peace</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/does-hamas-want-to-keep-fighting-israel-or-start-talking-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A high-stakes struggle is taking place within the group ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:52 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel’s truce with Hamas is drawing to a close</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-truce-with-hamas-is-drawing-to-a-close</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-truce-with-hamas-is-drawing-to-a-close</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A grand bargain and ceasefire seem unlikely ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Could carbon credits be Africa’s next big export?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/could-carbon-credits-be-africas-next-big-export</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/could-carbon-credits-be-africas-next-big-export</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ African leaders are eyeing carbon markets as a source of scarce capital ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:50 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Could, carbon, credits, Africa’s, next, big, export</media:keywords>
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<title>African leaders want debt relief for climate action</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/african-leaders-want-debt-relief-for-climate-action</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/african-leaders-want-debt-relief-for-climate-action</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They are grappling with two crises at once ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:48 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel’s offensive against Hamas enters its crucial stage</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-offensive-against-hamas-enters-its-crucial-stage</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A race against the clock in southern Gaza ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:47 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why Yemen’s Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-yemens-houthis-are-attacking-ships-in-the-red-sea</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-yemens-houthis-are-attacking-ships-in-the-red-sea</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The risk to shipping from Iran-backed rebels has risen sharply ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:46 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel is pushing into southern Gaza as the clock ticks down</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-pushing-into-southern-gaza-as-the-clock-ticks-down</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-pushing-into-southern-gaza-as-the-clock-ticks-down</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fighting in Khan Younis is the most intense yet ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:45 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel is strangling the West Bank’s economy</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-strangling-the-west-banks-economy</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-strangling-the-west-banks-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Unless conditions ease, the Palestinian Authority could collapse ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:44 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Binyamin Netanyahu is at the mercy of his hardline coalition partners</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-is-at-the-mercy-of-his-hardline-coalition-partners</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/binyamin-netanyahu-is-at-the-mercy-of-his-hardline-coalition-partners</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And he has little say over the big decisions in the war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:43 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Giving the poor a wodge of cash is better than dripping it out</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/giving-the-poor-a-wodge-of-cash-is-better-than-dripping-it-out</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/giving-the-poor-a-wodge-of-cash-is-better-than-dripping-it-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The world’s biggest basic-income trial releases early findings ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:40 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Kenya is belatedly granting citizenship to groups once deemed foreign</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/kenya-is-belatedly-granting-citizenship-to-groups-once-deemed-foreign</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/kenya-is-belatedly-granting-citizenship-to-groups-once-deemed-foreign</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But discrimination persists ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>Kenya, belatedly, granting, citizenship, groups, once, deemed, foreign</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel has just a few weeks left to destroy Hamas</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-has-just-a-few-weeks-left-to-destroy-hamas</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-has-just-a-few-weeks-left-to-destroy-hamas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pressure from America to end the offensive is mounting ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:38 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, has, just, few, weeks, left, destroy, Hamas</media:keywords>
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<title>War&#45;ravaged Somalia takes a big step towards normality</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/war-ravaged-somalia-takes-a-big-step-towards-normality</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/war-ravaged-somalia-takes-a-big-step-towards-normality</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Debt forgiveness will give the economy a boost ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:37 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>War-ravaged, Somalia, takes, big, step, towards, normality</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran rethinks its role as a regional troublemaker</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-rethinks-its-role-as-a-regional-troublemaker</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-rethinks-its-role-as-a-regional-troublemaker</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Islamic Republic is preoccupied with its transition to a new generation of leaders ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:36 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Iran, rethinks, its, role, regional, troublemaker</media:keywords>
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<title>Congo’s crucial election may be heading for disaster</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/congos-crucial-election-may-be-heading-for-disaster</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/congos-crucial-election-may-be-heading-for-disaster</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The risk of fraud, or a delay, is high ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:34 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Congo’s, crucial, election, may, heading, for, disaster</media:keywords>
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<title>Why is Israel using so many dumb bombs in Gaza?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-is-israel-using-so-many-dumb-bombs-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-is-israel-using-so-many-dumb-bombs-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Smart bombs are more precise but less plentiful. More civilians in Gaza may be dying as a result ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:33 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Why, Israel, using, many, dumb, bombs, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s current large&#45;scale operation is the last one in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-current-large-scale-operation-is-the-last-one-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-current-large-scale-operation-is-the-last-one-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Generals prepare for a lower-intensity campaign against Hamas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:33 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel’s, current, large-scale, operation, the, last, one, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Abdel&#45;Fattah al&#45;Sisi wins another stage&#45;managed election in Egypt</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/abdel-fattah-al-sisi-wins-another-stage-managed-election-in-egypt</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/abdel-fattah-al-sisi-wins-another-stage-managed-election-in-egypt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But his voters are angry about a faltering economy and the war next door in Gaza ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:32 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Abdel-Fattah, al-Sisi, wins, another, stage-managed, election, Egypt</media:keywords>
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<title>Attacks on shipping threaten to upend peace talks in Yemen</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/attacks-on-shipping-threaten-to-upend-peace-talks-in-yemen</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/attacks-on-shipping-threaten-to-upend-peace-talks-in-yemen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Saudis want to end their war with the Houthis, even as America may fight them ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:31 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Attacks, shipping, threaten, upend, peace, talks, Yemen</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel isn’t sure what to do about the hostages in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-isnt-sure-what-to-do-about-the-hostages-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-isnt-sure-what-to-do-about-the-hostages-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Every option is fraught with danger ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:30 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, isn’t, sure, what, about, the, hostages, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>The plight of Christians in Bethlehem and Jerusalem predates the latest Gaza war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-plight-of-christians-in-bethlehem-and-jerusalem-predates-the-latest-gaza-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-plight-of-christians-in-bethlehem-and-jerusalem-predates-the-latest-gaza-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Their number is continuing to dwindle ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:29 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, plight, Christians, Bethlehem, and, Jerusalem, predates, the, latest, Gaza, war</media:keywords>
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<title>A supposed haven in Sudan falls to a genocidal militia</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-supposed-haven-in-sudan-falls-to-a-genocidal-militia</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-supposed-haven-in-sudan-falls-to-a-genocidal-militia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The worse of two bad factions is winning the war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>supposed, haven, Sudan, falls, genocidal, militia</media:keywords>
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<title>For Congo’s next president, winning may be the easy part</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/for-congos-next-president-winning-may-be-the-easy-part</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/for-congos-next-president-winning-may-be-the-easy-part</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Whoever it is, a staggeringly hard task beckons ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:27 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>For, Congo’s, next, president, winning, may, the, easy, part</media:keywords>
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<title>Death, debts and democratic doubts in Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/death-debts-and-democratic-doubts-in-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/death-debts-and-democratic-doubts-in-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After a miserable 2023, can the continent do better in 2024? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:26 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Death, debts, and, democratic, doubts, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>The year everything (and nothing) changed in the Middle East</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-year-everything-and-nothing-changed-in-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-year-everything-and-nothing-changed-in-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Months of bloodshed have only reinforced the region’s existing woes ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:25 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, year, everything, and, nothing, changed, the, Middle, East</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel prepares for a long war in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-prepares-for-a-long-war-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-prepares-for-a-long-war-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But it is unclear how it will end ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:24 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, prepares, for, long, war, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s Supreme Court strikes back</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-supreme-court-strikes-back</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-supreme-court-strikes-back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The justices block a controversial law aimed at weakening the power of the courts ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:23 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel’s, Supreme, Court, strikes, back</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia’s gambit for a port is unsettling a volatile region</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ethiopias-gambit-for-a-port-is-unsettling-a-volatile-region</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ethiopias-gambit-for-a-port-is-unsettling-a-volatile-region</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Abiy Ahmed is doing a deal for a stretch of Somaliland’s coast ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:21 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia’s, gambit, for, port, unsettling, volatile, region</media:keywords>
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<title>Another war could break out on the Israel&#45;Lebanon border</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/another-war-could-break-out-on-the-israel-lebanon-border</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/another-war-could-break-out-on-the-israel-lebanon-border</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israeli officials see Hizbullah as an unacceptable threat ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:20 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Another, war, could, break, out, the, Israel-Lebanon, border</media:keywords>
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<title>War, hunger and disease stalk Gaza’s 2.2m people</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/war-hunger-and-disease-stalk-gazas-22m-people</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/war-hunger-and-disease-stalk-gazas-22m-people</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The territory is on the verge of famine after three months of war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>War, hunger, and, disease, stalk, Gaza’s, 2.2m, people</media:keywords>
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<title>A thumping win for Tshisekedi in Congo’s election raises eyebrows</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-thumping-win-for-tshisekedi-in-congos-election-raises-eyebrows</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-thumping-win-for-tshisekedi-in-congos-election-raises-eyebrows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The opposition has few good options ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:17 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>thumping, win, for, Tshisekedi, Congo’s, election, raises, eyebrows</media:keywords>
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<title>Just how bad is it in Gaza?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/just-how-bad-is-it-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/just-how-bad-is-it-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Israel is accused of genocide, we look at the humanitarian crisis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:16 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Just, how, bad, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Under a real peace deal, Gaza could be an intercontinental crossroads</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/under-a-real-peace-deal-gaza-could-be-an-intercontinental-crossroads</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/under-a-real-peace-deal-gaza-could-be-an-intercontinental-crossroads</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The blockaded territory could be a link to everywhere ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:15 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Under, real, peace, deal, Gaza, could, intercontinental, crossroads</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel has yet to destroy even half of Gaza’s tunnels</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-has-yet-to-destroy-even-half-of-gazas-tunnels</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-has-yet-to-destroy-even-half-of-gazas-tunnels</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But its forces may soon have to oversee a massive humanitarian operation ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, has, yet, destroy, even, half, Gaza’s, tunnels</media:keywords>
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<title>South Africa’s support for the Palestinian cause has deep roots</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-africas-support-for-the-palestinian-cause-has-deep-roots</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-africas-support-for-the-palestinian-cause-has-deep-roots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But opportunism and politics also play a part ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:12 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Africa’s, support, for, the, Palestinian, cause, has, deep, roots</media:keywords>
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<title>Can satellite cities help solve Africa’s urbanisation challenges?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/can-satellite-cities-help-solve-africas-urbanisation-challenges</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/can-satellite-cities-help-solve-africas-urbanisation-challenges</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Many have failed to live up the hype ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:11 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, satellite, cities, help, solve, Africa’s, urbanisation, challenges</media:keywords>
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<title>The Houthis have survived worse than America’s and Britain’s strikes</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-houthis-have-survived-worse-than-americas-and-britains-strikes</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-houthis-have-survived-worse-than-americas-and-britains-strikes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Iran-backed group has been hardened by its long war with Saudi Arabia ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:10 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Houthis, have, survived, worse, than, America’s, and, Britain’s, strikes</media:keywords>
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<title>Why diplomacy over Sudan, Africa’s enduring nightmare, is stuck</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-diplomacy-over-sudan-africas-enduring-nightmare-is-stuck</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-diplomacy-over-sudan-africas-enduring-nightmare-is-stuck</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A notorious warlord is winning the public-relations war as well as the real one ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:09 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, diplomacy, over, Sudan, Africa’s, enduring, nightmare, stuck</media:keywords>
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<title>Joe Biden puts the Houthis back on America’s baddies list</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/joe-biden-puts-the-houthis-back-on-americas-baddies-list</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/joe-biden-puts-the-houthis-back-on-americas-baddies-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A president who wanted to end the war in Yemen now has his own conflict there ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:07 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Joe, Biden, puts, the, Houthis, back, America’s, baddies, list</media:keywords>
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<title>After it ends, the war in Gaza will still continue to shape Israel</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-it-ends-the-war-in-gaza-will-still-continue-to-shape-israel</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-it-ends-the-war-in-gaza-will-still-continue-to-shape-israel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Its defence posture and economy will feel the effects for years ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:06 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, ends, the, war, Gaza, will, still, continue, shape, Israel</media:keywords>
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<title>Even as war rages in Gaza, Israel’s Arabs are feeling more Israeli</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/even-as-war-rages-in-gaza-israels-arabs-are-feeling-more-israeli</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/even-as-war-rages-in-gaza-israels-arabs-are-feeling-more-israeli</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ That is partly because of their shared horror of Hamas and the threat it poses ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:04 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Even, war, rages, Gaza, Israel’s, Arabs, are, feeling, more, Israeli</media:keywords>
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<title>Kidnappers are wreaking havoc in Nigeria</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/kidnappers-are-wreaking-havoc-in-nigeria</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/kidnappers-are-wreaking-havoc-in-nigeria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Yet President Tinubu’s security plan is worryingly like his predecessor’s ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:02 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kidnappers, are, wreaking, havoc, Nigeria</media:keywords>
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<title>America and Iran step closer to the brink of war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-and-iran-step-closer-to-the-brink-of-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-and-iran-step-closer-to-the-brink-of-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tit-for-tat strikes and assassinations turn the ratchet ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:01 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The ever&#45;expanding Middle East war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-ever-expanding-middle-east-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-ever-expanding-middle-east-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ten countries have now been dragged into the fighting ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:00 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, ever-expanding, Middle, East, war</media:keywords>
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<title>How to nobble a political rival in Africa and get away with it</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-nobble-a-political-rival-in-africa-and-get-away-with-it</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-nobble-a-political-rival-in-africa-and-get-away-with-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Use the courts ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:59 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>How, nobble, political, rival, Africa, and, get, away, with</media:keywords>
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<title>Can the Palestinian Authority be beefed up?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/can-the-palestinian-authority-be-beefed-up</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/can-the-palestinian-authority-be-beefed-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Maybe, but it is being undermined from without and within ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:58 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Can, the, Palestinian, Authority, beefed, up</media:keywords>
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<title>Russia’s plan to seduce Christians in Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/russias-plan-to-seduce-christians-in-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/russias-plan-to-seduce-christians-in-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Ukraine war has split Africa’s Orthodox church ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Russia’s, plan, seduce, Christians, Africa</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The ICJ delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over the war in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-icj-delivers-a-stinging-rebuke-to-israel-over-the-war-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-icj-delivers-a-stinging-rebuke-to-israel-over-the-war-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But as the court has not ordered a ceasefire, its ruling is largely symbolic ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, ICJ, delivers, stinging, rebuke, Israel, over, the, war, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Did UN workers participate in the October 7th attacks?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/did-un-workers-participate-in-the-october-7th-attacks</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/did-un-workers-participate-in-the-october-7th-attacks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The allegations against UNRWA threaten aid flows to Palestinians ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Did, workers, participate, the, October, 7th, attacks</media:keywords>
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<title>Violence spirals as Iran’s proxies kill American soldiers</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/violence-spirals-as-irans-proxies-kill-american-soldiers</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/violence-spirals-as-irans-proxies-kill-american-soldiers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an election year Joe Biden is under fierce pressure to retaliate ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:55 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Violence, spirals, Iran’s, proxies, kill, American, soldiers</media:keywords>
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<title>America’s shuttle diplomacy to wind down the war in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/americas-shuttle-diplomacy-to-wind-down-the-war-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/americas-shuttle-diplomacy-to-wind-down-the-war-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And maybe to bring a lasting peace, too ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:53 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>America’s, shuttle, diplomacy, wind, down, the, war, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>The war in Gaza is exacerbating Egypt’s economic collapse</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-war-in-gaza-is-exacerbating-egypts-economic-collapse</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-war-in-gaza-is-exacerbating-egypts-economic-collapse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But the government hopes the conflict could be its salvation ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:52 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, war, Gaza, exacerbating, Egypt’s, economic, collapse</media:keywords>
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<title>Northern Ethiopia is again sliding into starvation</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/northern-ethiopia-is-again-sliding-into-starvation</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/northern-ethiopia-is-again-sliding-into-starvation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A region ravaged by war is now hit by drought ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Northern, Ethiopia, again, sliding, into, starvation</media:keywords>
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<title>Three countries hit by coups are leaving west Africa’s main bloc</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/three-countries-hit-by-coups-are-leaving-west-africas-main-bloc</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/three-countries-hit-by-coups-are-leaving-west-africas-main-bloc</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger inflict more misery on their people ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:50 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Three, countries, hit, coups, are, leaving, west, Africa’s, main, bloc</media:keywords>
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<title>Shock and awe as America strikes Iran’s proxies</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/shock-and-awe-as-america-strikes-irans-proxies</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/shock-and-awe-as-america-strikes-irans-proxies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More attacks by the United States on the “axis of resistance” are likely ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shock, and, awe, America, strikes, Iran’s, proxies</media:keywords>
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<title>Senegal’s democracy hangs by a thread</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/senegals-democracy-hangs-by-a-thread</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/senegals-democracy-hangs-by-a-thread</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Opponents are calling the postponement of elections a constitutional coup ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:59 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Senegal’s, democracy, hangs, thread</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Why Iran is hard to intimidate</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-iran-is-hard-to-intimidate</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-iran-is-hard-to-intimidate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ US soldiers are a bull’s-eye target for Iranian militias ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:58 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Iran, hard, intimidate</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel scorns America’s unprecedented peace plan</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-scorns-americas-unprecedented-peace-plan</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-scorns-americas-unprecedented-peace-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Arab states offer remarkable “security guarantees” to Israel ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:57 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, scorns, America’s, unprecedented, peace, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>How to house the world’s fastest&#45;growing population</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-house-the-worlds-fastest-growing-population</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-to-house-the-worlds-fastest-growing-population</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ About 70% of buildings needed in Africa by 2040 are not yet built ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:57 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, house, the, world’s, fastest-growing, population</media:keywords>
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<title>America is trying to peg Israel’s settlers back</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-is-trying-to-peg-israels-settlers-back</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-is-trying-to-peg-israels-settlers-back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But their power in politics and on the ground shows no sign of waning ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:56 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>America, trying, peg, Israel’s, settlers, back</media:keywords>
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<title>Democracy is under attack in Senegal</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/democracy-is-under-attack-in-senegal</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/democracy-is-under-attack-in-senegal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The election is delayed after riot police drag opposition MPs out of parliament ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:55 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Democracy, under, attack, Senegal</media:keywords>
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<title>If Israel invades, hell looms in Rafah</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/if-israel-invades-hell-looms-in-rafah</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/if-israel-invades-hell-looms-in-rafah</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Binyamin Netanyahu wants to attack now. His generals don’t ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:54 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, invades, hell, looms, Rafah</media:keywords>
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<title>The real problem with the UN’s agency for Palestinians</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-real-problem-with-the-uns-agency-for-palestinians</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-real-problem-with-the-uns-agency-for-palestinians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It has perpetuated the misery of Palestinians ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:53 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, real, problem, with, the, UN’s, agency, for, Palestinians</media:keywords>
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<title>How Yemen’s dominant Houthis blackmail foreign aid agencies</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-yemens-dominant-houthis-blackmail-foreign-aid-agencies</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-yemens-dominant-houthis-blackmail-foreign-aid-agencies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They risk causing a man-made famine with their meddling ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:52 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Yemen’s, dominant, Houthis, blackmail, foreign, aid, agencies</media:keywords>
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<title>Is Julius Malema the most dangerous man in South Africa?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/is-julius-malema-the-most-dangerous-man-in-south-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/is-julius-malema-the-most-dangerous-man-in-south-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ His party wants to nationalise all. He may become kingmaker ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:51 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Julius, Malema, the, most, dangerous, man, South, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>African governments return to international bond markets</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/african-governments-return-to-international-bond-markets</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/african-governments-return-to-international-bond-markets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Debt worries have eased a little, but borrowing is still expensive ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:50 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>African, governments, return, international, bond, markets</media:keywords>
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<title>Evidence mounts that Ukrainian forces are in Sudan</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/evidence-mounts-that-ukrainian-forces-are-in-sudan</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/evidence-mounts-that-ukrainian-forces-are-in-sudan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But their presence may not alter the outcome of its civil war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:49 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Evidence, mounts, that, Ukrainian, forces, are, Sudan</media:keywords>
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<title>Congo’s M23 rebellion risks sparking a regional war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/congos-m23-rebellion-risks-sparking-a-regional-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/congos-m23-rebellion-risks-sparking-a-regional-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Goma is under a terrifying siege ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:48 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Congo’s, M23, rebellion, risks, sparking, regional, war</media:keywords>
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<title>Bar culture has arrived in Saudi Arabia, albeit without the booze</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/bar-culture-has-arrived-in-saudi-arabia-albeit-without-the-booze</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/bar-culture-has-arrived-in-saudi-arabia-albeit-without-the-booze</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And the kingdom’s first liquor store has residents wondering if more will follow ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:47 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bar, culture, has, arrived, Saudi, Arabia, albeit, without, the, booze</media:keywords>
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<title>The booze industry reveals a lot about Kenya</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-booze-industry-reveals-a-lot-about-kenya</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-booze-industry-reveals-a-lot-about-kenya</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The politicisation of business is retarding the country’s economy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:46 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, booze, industry, reveals, lot, about, Kenya</media:keywords>
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<title>Senegal’s judges stand up for the constitution</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/senegals-judges-stand-up-for-the-constitution</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/senegals-judges-stand-up-for-the-constitution</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But with no date for an election, its democracy is not yet secure ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:45 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Senegal’s, judges, stand, for, the, constitution</media:keywords>
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<title>Ultra&#45;Orthodox Israelis’ refusal to fight is a growing problem for Netanyahu</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ultra-orthodox-israelis-refusal-to-fight-is-a-growing-problem-for-netanyahu</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ultra-orthodox-israelis-refusal-to-fight-is-a-growing-problem-for-netanyahu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Those keeping him in power are unwilling to share the burdens of war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:44 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ultra-Orthodox, Israelis’, refusal, fight, growing, problem, for, Netanyahu</media:keywords>
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<title>The wrecking of Gaza’s health system goes beyond its hospitals</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-wrecking-of-gazas-health-system-goes-beyond-its-hospitals</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-wrecking-of-gazas-health-system-goes-beyond-its-hospitals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The strip could see 58,000 excess deaths over the next six months if fighting continues ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:43 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, wrecking, Gaza’s, health, system, goes, beyond, its, hospitals</media:keywords>
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<title>The Palestinians’ new prime minister faces a nightmare</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-palestinians-new-prime-minister-faces-a-nightmare</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-palestinians-new-prime-minister-faces-a-nightmare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The PA says it is preparing for an “emerging reality” in Gaza ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:42 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Palestinians’, new, prime, minister, faces, nightmare</media:keywords>
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<title>As Iran scares the Middle East, at home its regime rots</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-iran-scares-the-middle-east-at-home-its-regime-rots</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/as-iran-scares-the-middle-east-at-home-its-regime-rots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Iran’s phoney elections show how the clerics have lost public support ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:41 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, scares, the, Middle, East, home, its, regime, rots</media:keywords>
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<title>Africa’s tiger economy is shot</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-tiger-economy-is-shot</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/africas-tiger-economy-is-shot</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Abiy Ahmed has big dreams for Ethiopia. Reality is far harsher ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:40 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Africa’s, tiger, economy, shot</media:keywords>
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<title>A new tragedy shows anarchy rules in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-new-tragedy-shows-anarchy-rules-in-gaza</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A shooting and stampede kill 112 and injure hundreds ]]></description>
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<title>Joe Biden is exasperated by Israel but will not stop its war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/joe-biden-is-exasperated-by-israel-but-will-not-stop-its-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/joe-biden-is-exasperated-by-israel-but-will-not-stop-its-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Facing mounting pressure at home and abroad, the president bets on a hostage deal ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:37 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ramadan could see respite for Gaza, or widening violence</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ramadan-could-see-respite-for-gaza-or-widening-violence</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ramadan-could-see-respite-for-gaza-or-widening-violence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mediators are hopeful of a truce during the holy month ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:36 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>A lost opportunity to reform Tanzania</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-lost-opportunity-to-reform-tanzania</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The country needs a constitutional overhaul. The ruling party stands in the way ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:35 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Nigeria’s currency crisis is decades in the making</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigerias-currency-crisis-is-decades-in-the-making</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigerias-currency-crisis-is-decades-in-the-making</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fixing it requires deep reform ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:34 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why Africa is crypto’s next frontier</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-africa-is-cryptos-next-frontier</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-africa-is-cryptos-next-frontier</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cheap power is fuelling a new sort of mining boom ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:33 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Why, Africa, crypto’s, next, frontier</media:keywords>
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<title>The bloodshed in Gaza is set to rage through Ramadan</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-bloodshed-in-gaza-is-set-to-rage-through-ramadan</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-bloodshed-in-gaza-is-set-to-rage-through-ramadan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Muslim holy month begins without a ceasefire ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:32 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will Joe Biden’s new plan bring relief to Gaza?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-joe-bidens-new-plan-bring-relief-to-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-joe-bidens-new-plan-bring-relief-to-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hunger and disease won’t be cured by building a pier for aid ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:32 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Gulf countries are becoming major players in Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/gulf-countries-are-becoming-major-players-in-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/gulf-countries-are-becoming-major-players-in-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ African leaders hope the Gulf is the “new China”. Not quite ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:30 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>The return of a mask stolen by Belgium is stoking violence in Congo</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-return-of-a-mask-stolen-by-belgium-is-stoking-violence-in-congo</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-return-of-a-mask-stolen-by-belgium-is-stoking-violence-in-congo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some believe the mask gives fighters magical powers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:29 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, return, mask, stolen, Belgium, stoking, violence, Congo</media:keywords>
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<title>A shadowy wartime economy has emerged in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-shadowy-wartime-economy-has-emerged-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-shadowy-wartime-economy-has-emerged-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Clans, gangs and dodgy businessmen prosper while Israel clobbers Gaza ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Hopes for a truce in Gaza give way to fears of a long stalemate</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/hopes-for-a-truce-in-gaza-give-way-to-fears-of-a-long-stalemate</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/hopes-for-a-truce-in-gaza-give-way-to-fears-of-a-long-stalemate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fighting has continued into Ramadan, but neither Israel nor Hamas can achieve much ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:26 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Deposing Israel’s king</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/deposing-israels-king</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/deposing-israels-king</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ America wants Binyamin Netanyahu out. But his exit is fraught with dangers ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:25 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Deposing, Israel’s, king</media:keywords>
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<title>A new leader offers little hope for Palestinians</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-new-leader-offers-little-hope-for-palestinians</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/a-new-leader-offers-little-hope-for-palestinians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They fear Mohammad Mustafa will serve the president, not the people ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:24 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Jacob Zuma’s new party could swing South Africa’s election</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/jacob-zumas-new-party-could-swing-south-africas-election</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/jacob-zumas-new-party-could-swing-south-africas-election</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If it stays on the ballot it will make a coalition government much more likely ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:23 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Damage to undersea cables is disrupting internet access across Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/damage-to-undersea-cables-is-disrupting-internet-access-across-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/damage-to-undersea-cables-is-disrupting-internet-access-across-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The continent is wedged between two cable-hazard hotspots ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:22 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Damage, undersea, cables, disrupting, internet, access, across, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>Somali pirates are staging a comeback</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/somali-pirates-are-staging-a-comeback</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/somali-pirates-are-staging-a-comeback</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But attacks are still far from their peak ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Somali, pirates, are, staging, comeback</media:keywords>
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<title>Nigeria’s high&#45;cost oil industry is in decline</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigerias-high-cost-oil-industry-is-in-decline</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/nigerias-high-cost-oil-industry-is-in-decline</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ That will leave a gaping hole in exports and public finances ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:20 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Three decades after Rwanda’s genocide, the past is ever&#45;present</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/three-decades-after-rwandas-genocide-the-past-is-ever-present</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/three-decades-after-rwandas-genocide-the-past-is-ever-present</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Paul Kagame sees himself as indispensable to a still fragile country ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:19 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Senegal proves the doomsayers wrong</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/senegal-proves-the-doomsayers-wrong</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/senegal-proves-the-doomsayers-wrong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s win is a triumph for the country’s democracy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Gaza is on the brink of a man&#45;made famine</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/gaza-is-on-the-brink-of-a-man-made-famine</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/gaza-is-on-the-brink-of-a-man-made-famine</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Israel and Hamas reject a ceasefire even as people starve ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:16 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>After pushing its economy to the brink, Egypt gets a bail&#45;out</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-pushing-its-economy-to-the-brink-egypt-gets-a-bail-out</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-pushing-its-economy-to-the-brink-egypt-gets-a-bail-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But a record-setting investment from the UAE will not fix its chronic problems ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:15 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>With its latest assassination, Israel is testing Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/with-its-latest-assassination-israel-is-testing-iran</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is a dangerous game in a region already at war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:14 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>What Israel’s killing of aid workers means for Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-israels-killing-of-aid-workers-means-for-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/what-israels-killing-of-aid-workers-means-for-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It will make it even harder to feed desperate people ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:13 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel is ratcheting up its shadow war with Iran</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-ratcheting-up-its-shadow-war-with-iran</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-is-ratcheting-up-its-shadow-war-with-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ That is partly because it is deadlocked in its conflicts in Gaza and on its northern border ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:12 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, ratcheting, its, shadow, war, with, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>Protests have erupted against another Syrian dictator</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/protests-have-erupted-against-another-syrian-dictator</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/protests-have-erupted-against-another-syrian-dictator</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The jihadists’ last redoubt in the Syrian province of Idlib is in trouble ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:11 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ugandan judges uphold a draconian anti&#45;gay law</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/ugandan-judges-uphold-a-draconian-anti-gay-law</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/ugandan-judges-uphold-a-draconian-anti-gay-law</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The decision will send ripples across Africa ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:10 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Recent heatwaves are a harbinger of Africa’s future</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/recent-heatwaves-are-a-harbinger-of-africas-future</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/recent-heatwaves-are-a-harbinger-of-africas-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Housing, work and health care in the continent are ill-adapted for a hotter planet ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:09 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Recent, heatwaves, are, harbinger, Africa’s, future</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s relations with America reach breaking point</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-relations-with-america-reach-breaking-point</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-relations-with-america-reach-breaking-point</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following Israel’s killing of seven aid workers, Joe Biden delivers his sternest warning yet to Binyamin Netanyahu ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:08 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel’s, relations, with, America, reach, breaking, point</media:keywords>
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<title>America, Israel and Hamas are trapped in a dangerous impasse</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-israel-and-hamas-are-trapped-in-a-dangerous-impasse</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/america-israel-and-hamas-are-trapped-in-a-dangerous-impasse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fighting has ebbed. But ceasefire talks are going nowhere ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:05 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>America, Israel, and, Hamas, are, trapped, dangerous, impasse</media:keywords>
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<title>The IDF is accused of military and moral failures in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-idf-is-accused-of-military-and-moral-failures-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-idf-is-accused-of-military-and-moral-failures-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Its generals botched the strategy, and discipline among troops has broken down ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:03 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, IDF, accused, military, and, moral, failures, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Is South Africa ready for a change in government?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/is-south-africa-ready-for-a-change-in-government</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/is-south-africa-ready-for-a-change-in-government</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ANC is unpopular, but the opposition is fractured ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:02 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>South, Africa, ready, for, change, government</media:keywords>
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<title>China’s fishing fleet is causing havoc off Africa’s coasts</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/chinas-fishing-fleet-is-causing-havoc-off-africas-coasts</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/chinas-fishing-fleet-is-causing-havoc-off-africas-coasts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The victims are non-Chinese crew members, local fishermen and marine life ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:29:01 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>China’s, fishing, fleet, causing, havoc, off, Africa’s, coasts</media:keywords>
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<title>Congo brings back the death penalty</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/congo-brings-back-the-death-penalty</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/congo-brings-back-the-death-penalty</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And it is cracking down on government critics ]]></description>
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<title>Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is coming under closer scrutiny</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-use-of-ai-in-gaza-is-coming-under-closer-scrutiny</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-use-of-ai-in-gaza-is-coming-under-closer-scrutiny</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Do the humans in Israel’s army have sufficient control over its technology? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:58 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran and Israel’s shadow war explodes into the open</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-and-israels-shadow-war-explodes-into-the-open</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-and-israels-shadow-war-explodes-into-the-open</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But the Islamic Republic may have miscalculated ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iran attacks Israel, risking a full&#45;blown regional war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/iran-attacks-israel-risking-a-full-blown-regional-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Direct drone and missile strikes cross a rubicon ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:57 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Will Israel retaliate against Iran, or hold back?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-israel-retaliate-against-iran-or-hold-back</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/will-israel-retaliate-against-iran-or-hold-back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ America urges restraint after Iran’s large but futile bombardment of Israel ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:56 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/iranians-fear-their-brittle-regime-will-drag-them-into-war</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/iranians-fear-their-brittle-regime-will-drag-them-into-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>After a year of war, Sudan is a failing state</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-a-year-of-war-sudan-is-a-failing-state</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-a-year-of-war-sudan-is-a-failing-state</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Half a million may starve without urgent help ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:54 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>After, year, war, Sudan, failing, state</media:keywords>
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<title>Introducing Middle East Dispatch, our latest newsletter</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/introducing-middle-east-dispatch-our-latest-newsletter</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/introducing-middle-east-dispatch-our-latest-newsletter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Get to grips with a region that plays a vital role in geopolitics, the climate and the world economy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Introducing, Middle, East, Dispatch, our, latest, newsletter</media:keywords>
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<title>One of the Middle East’s oldest conflicts has entered a new era</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/one-of-the-middle-easts-oldest-conflicts-has-entered-a-new-era</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/one-of-the-middle-easts-oldest-conflicts-has-entered-a-new-era</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Iran’s attack on Israel throws out old rules and puts allies in a delicate position ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:52 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>One, the, Middle, East’s, oldest, conflicts, has, entered, new, era</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran’s attack has left Israel in a difficult position</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-attack-has-left-israel-in-a-difficult-position</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/irans-attack-has-left-israel-in-a-difficult-position</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ How does it respond without squandering the coalition that supported it? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:51 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Iran’s, attack, has, left, Israel, difficult, position</media:keywords>
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<title>Tanzania’s opposition, once flat on its back, is now on its knees</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/tanzanias-opposition-once-flat-on-its-back-is-now-on-its-knees</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/tanzanias-opposition-once-flat-on-its-back-is-now-on-its-knees</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The next elections will be both uncompetitive and unfair ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:50 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Tanzania’s, opposition, once, flat, its, back, now, its, knees</media:keywords>
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<title>How Iran covered up the damage from Israel’s strikes</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-iran-covered-up-the-damage-from-israels-strikes</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-iran-covered-up-the-damage-from-israels-strikes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New images shared with The Economist show how a swap helped calm a crisis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:48 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Israel responds to Iran’s barrage with a symbolic strike</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-responds-to-irans-barrage-with-a-symbolic-strike</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-responds-to-irans-barrage-with-a-symbolic-strike</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Both sides have a chance to de-escalate their conflict, at least for now ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:48 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, responds, Iran’s, barrage, with, symbolic, strike</media:keywords>
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<title>How race and politics interact in modern South Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-race-and-politics-interact-in-modern-south-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-race-and-politics-interact-in-modern-south-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Why the ANC’s losses are not the official opposition’s gain ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:47 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>How, race, and, politics, interact, modern, South, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>The historic heart of Addis Ababa is being demolished</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-historic-heart-of-addis-ababa-is-being-demolished</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-historic-heart-of-addis-ababa-is-being-demolished</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Abiy Ahmed is imposing his vision on Ethiopia’s capital ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:46 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, historic, heart, Addis, Ababa, being, demolished</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Iranian dissidents love Cyrus, an ancient Persian king</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-iranian-dissidents-love-cyrus-an-ancient-persian-king</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-iranian-dissidents-love-cyrus-an-ancient-persian-king</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The British Museum is sending one of Iran’s adored antiquities to Israel ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:45 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Why, Iranian, dissidents, love, Cyrus, ancient, Persian, king</media:keywords>
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<title>How much do Palestinians pay to get out of Gaza?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-much-do-palestinians-pay-to-get-out-of-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-much-do-palestinians-pay-to-get-out-of-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Middlemen are profiting from Gazans’ desperation ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:44 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, much, Palestinians, pay, get, out, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>The Middle East has a militia problem</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-middle-east-has-a-militia-problem</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-middle-east-has-a-militia-problem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than a quarter of the region’s 400m people live in states dominated by armed groups ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:43 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Middle, East, has, militia, problem</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel’s prime minister does not know where to go</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-prime-minister-does-not-know-where-to-go</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israels-prime-minister-does-not-know-where-to-go</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Binyamin Netanyahu may be losing the plot ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:42 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel’s, prime, minister, does, not, know, where</media:keywords>
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<title>How South Africa has changed 30 years after apartheid</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-south-africa-has-changed-30-years-after-apartheid</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-south-africa-has-changed-30-years-after-apartheid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poverty is rife and inequality still starkly racial ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:41 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>How, South, Africa, has, changed, years, after, apartheid</media:keywords>
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<title>University protests about Gaza spread to the Middle East</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/university-protests-about-gaza-spread-to-the-middle-east</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/university-protests-about-gaza-spread-to-the-middle-east</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But Arab students are looking to America for inspiration ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:40 +0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>FEDA-HQ</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>University, protests, about, Gaza, spread, the, Middle, East</media:keywords>
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<title>Gulf governments are changing, but not how they talk to citizens</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/gulf-governments-are-changing-but-not-how-they-talk-to-citizens</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/gulf-governments-are-changing-but-not-how-they-talk-to-citizens</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rumours about downpours in Dubai and rosé in Riyadh stem from a lack of trust ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:40 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Gulf, governments, are, changing, but, not, how, they, talk, citizens</media:keywords>
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<title>Why are Arab armed forces so ineffective?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-are-arab-armed-forces-so-ineffective</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/why-are-arab-armed-forces-so-ineffective</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Governments are splashing the cash, but that may do little to burnish their armies’ reputations ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:39 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Why, are, Arab, armed, forces, ineffective</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel and Hamas are not that far from a ceasefire agreement</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hamas-are-not-that-far-from-a-ceasefire-agreement</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-and-hamas-are-not-that-far-from-a-ceasefire-agreement</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But does Israel’s prime minister actually want to reach a deal? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:37 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, and, Hamas, are, not, that, far, from, ceasefire, agreement</media:keywords>
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<title>Hamas talks up a truce, but Israel may still invade Rafah</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/hamas-talks-up-a-truce-but-israel-may-still-invade-rafah</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/hamas-talks-up-a-truce-but-israel-may-still-invade-rafah</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Will Israel agree to ceasefire terms? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:37 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Hamas, talks, truce, but, Israel, may, still, invade, Rafah</media:keywords>
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<title>Under Joe Biden, America struggles to reassert itself in Africa</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/under-joe-biden-america-struggles-to-reassert-itself-in-africa</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/under-joe-biden-america-struggles-to-reassert-itself-in-africa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Chinese and Russian influence rise, the odds are against it ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:35 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Under, Joe, Biden, America, struggles, reassert, itself, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>After a dramatic week in Gaza, where does the war stand?</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-a-dramatic-week-in-gaza-where-does-the-war-stand</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/after-a-dramatic-week-in-gaza-where-does-the-war-stand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Rafah offensive has not really begun, and a ceasefire is probably still weeks away at best ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:34 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>South Africa election poll tracker, results and guide to the parties</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-africa-election-poll-tracker-results-and-guide-to-the-parties</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/south-africa-election-poll-tracker-results-and-guide-to-the-parties</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Who will form the next government? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:33 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>South, Africa, election, poll, tracker, results, and, guide, the, parties</media:keywords>
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<title>On Independence Day Israel is ripping itself apart</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/on-independence-day-israel-is-ripping-itself-apart</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/on-independence-day-israel-is-ripping-itself-apart</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anger, tears and recriminations ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:32 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Independence, Day, Israel, ripping, itself, apart</media:keywords>
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<title>How a Russia&#45;linked mine may keep the ANC in power</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-a-russia-linked-mine-may-keep-the-anc-in-power</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/how-a-russia-linked-mine-may-keep-the-anc-in-power</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ South Africa’s ruling party was broke a few months ago, but its fortunes are changing ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:31 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>War and climate change are overwhelming Somalia</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/war-and-climate-change-are-overwhelming-somalia</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/war-and-climate-change-are-overwhelming-somalia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It has already been battered by three decades of conflict ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:30 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>War, and, climate, change, are, overwhelming, Somalia</media:keywords>
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<title>The Israeli army is caught in a doom loop in Gaza</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-israeli-army-is-caught-in-a-doom-loop-in-gaza</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/the-israeli-army-is-caught-in-a-doom-loop-in-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And the refusal to plan for the day after the war is fuelling a crisis with America ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:29 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, Israeli, army, caught, doom, loop, Gaza</media:keywords>
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<title>Israel has seen arms embargoes before</title>
<link>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-has-seen-arms-embargoes-before</link>
<guid>https://fedaeconomist.com/israel-has-seen-arms-embargoes-before</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ But this time it will struggle without American military support ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:28:28 +0400</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Israel, has, seen, arms, embargoes, before</media:keywords>
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<title>The revolt against Binyamin Netanyahu</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The region could be on the cusp of real change ]]></description>
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<title>How many people have died in Gaza?</title>
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<title>A live&#45;streamed attempted coup in Congo shakes the region</title>
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<title>Chinese weapons are taking over in Africa</title>
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<title>Introducing Analysing Africa, our latest newsletter</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ America has already said the incident does not cross its red lines ]]></description>
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<title>Who is responsible for feeding Gaza?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Arguments fly over Israel’s duty to maintain aid ]]></description>
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<title>New fronts are opening in the war against malaria</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After years of stalemate, ground-breaking vaccines and better nets are raising hopes ]]></description>
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<title>A Sudanese gathering outside the country proposes a third way</title>
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<title>A battle rages for a key city in Sudan’s ravaged western region</title>
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<title>Do Israel’s assassinations work?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Why the conventional wisdom about decapitating Hamas and Hizbullah might be wrong ]]></description>
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<title>America’s election and Israel’s wars reach a crescendo—together</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An Israeli aerial strike on Iran remains likely in the coming days ]]></description>
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