<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:08:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/westafrica/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cotonou from Above: The City Between Sky and Sea A panoramic view of downtown Cotonou and the port, Republic of Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are mornings in Cotonou when the city seems to take a deep breath and show you everything it is becoming. This was one of those mornings. Riding through the main boulevards under a sky full of dramatic]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@drjpeg/cotonou-from-above-the-city-7ada360a9088c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@drjpeg/cotonou-from-above-the-city-7ada360a9088c</guid><category><![CDATA[cotonou]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drjpeg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mSZZyxwoZe5r6bEsNr5k8TUzGpoodUtsZxigxxHwSsLbzC3hgh3Z8ejRgvKPZXGuDm1XyQZujjRRDFZuh1Hcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cotonou at Dusk: When the Sky Becomes a Painting An evening walk through the streets of Cotonou, Republic of Benin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a moment in Cotonou, somewhere between 6 and 7 in the evening, when the city does something extraordinary. It stops pretending to be ordinary. 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Life took]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@segunreus/i-am-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@segunreus/i-am-back</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[segunreus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 00:47:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEEKEND ENGAGEMENT : WEEK 154]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good afternoon dear Hivers, I wish you all a happy and blissful weekend🌹🌹 I am very delighted to be able to participate again in the wonderful proposals of our friend @galenkp. A DETERMINED SOUL WHO]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ezugwu6/weekend-engagement--week-154</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ezugwu6/weekend-engagement--week-154</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezugwu6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2023 12:46:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Article -11 Galamsey Fraud Gold Scam.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this article, we will cover two areas where alluvial gold scam usually occurs, when buying gold from local miners in the villages and when one invests in galamsey mining operations. First, we begin]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@goldmark45/article-11-galamsey-fraud-gold-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@goldmark45/article-11-galamsey-fraud-gold-scam</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldmark45]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:59:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/SiQni9EsHGrAYo2U9iN3QkZhFe8nzy9MzfMo6XiYzJyZD7yADdpDuU7vxykChZm68HZEo6W1XC5XyDsM5qoxNJdHkX35ttKiEsEz4CEcAnm39yvTtuDWsijoesrKE5qZz7FChRFRouNi3U9zL6uAPn1YNdggn5KAK2f7duqH1xkr7tuBCVZnvNpJ8BiomSGftYoHrE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Article 9- Commercial Viability of Alluvial Gold Mine]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are factors determining the commercial viability of a gold mine, put simply, whether the gold mine will be profitable at the of the mining operation after calculating the cost the value of the amount]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@goldmark45/article-9-commercial-viability-of-alluvial-gold-mine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@goldmark45/article-9-commercial-viability-of-alluvial-gold-mine</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldmark45]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:58:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Article 8- Mechanized Method of Alluvial Gold Mine Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we see in article 6, we discuss the local alluvial mine test that employs the use of the modern testing facility of SGS to confirm the results of the samples, let's discuss how this is done by the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@goldmark45/article-8-mechanized-method-of-alluvial-gold-mine-test</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@goldmark45/article-8-mechanized-method-of-alluvial-gold-mine-test</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldmark45]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:24:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.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?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Article 7- Local alluvial gold mine test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before a local miner buys a gold mine, leases, or engages in mining gold in a mine he needs to know if there is gold in the mine. 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