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  "id": 3054297,
  "title": "Why local brands must think continental",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/why-local-brands-must-think-continental",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:16:49.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/opinion/why-local-brands-must-think-continental"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Africa is entering a new commercial era in which the question is no longer whether businesses can expand across borders, but whether they are preparing early enough to compete",
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}