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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Procter, South African cricketer, 1946-2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the sport’s greatest all-rounders who was denied a long Test career because of his country’s apartheid system]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4ffbcf7c-f6b6-4fa7-a3a2-a858f23515a0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4ffbcf7c-f6b6-4fa7-a3a2-a858f23515a0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 05:00:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi steps in to ease Egypt’s currency crisis with $35bn investment ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash for Mediterranean development could unlock IMF deal for most populous Arab country, say analysts]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bee16520-abf1-45c5-90c1-00128fe9f426</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bee16520-abf1-45c5-90c1-00128fe9f426</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:49:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senegal leader Macky Sall vows to step down at end of his term in 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convoys]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9c7253aa-d201-487a-bf5c-901b142eb7e4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9c7253aa-d201-487a-bf5c-901b142eb7e4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:46:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa to tap $8bn from foreign currency account to pay down debts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes ahead of a general election as the ruling ANC seeks to quell unease at its handling of the economy]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e1df3bc2-f6ef-4169-a396-5ad926fdf3b5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e1df3bc2-f6ef-4169-a396-5ad926fdf3b5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:13:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking the helm for an offshore sailing adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a 900-mile passage from the Canaries to Cape Verde, even complete novices can get a thrilling taste of life at sea ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f568901e-6407-451b-adbc-d16be75c0719</link><guid 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