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      <news:title>Central bankers eye higher rates as AI boom fuels scramble for cash</news:title>
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      <news:title>Africa CDC says over $700 million in Ebola response funds unaccounted for in Congo</news:title>
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      <news:title>World Bank warns of 800mn global jobs gap</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-16T16:13:46Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>CNBC Africa Stock of the Week Mondi and Sappi</news:title>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[On Stock of the Week; we put the spotlight on paper and packaging companies, Mondi and Sappi. In Mondi's latest trading statement and in Sappi's latest results; the counters suffered the same fate of lower core profit and elevated input costs. Both companies highlighting, the backdrop of a challenging macroeconomic environment. For analysis, on these counters, CNBC Africa is joined by Henry Fouche, Client Fund Manager at Sequoi Capital.]]></video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-16T15:49:20Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Zimbabwe Finmin Mthuli Ncube talks economic recovery, debt &amp; AI investment</news:title>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[On the side-lines of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand, CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke with Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance & Economic Development. He discussed global economic growth drivers, local inflation stabilization and on-going IMF staff-monitored program reviews.]]></video:description>
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