debt
Kenyan president William Ruto right – nearly 60% of country’s tax revenue goes to repaying debt
Ruto said nearly two-thirds of the taxes collected were being used to pay the country's debts. Are his figures sound?
Checking the BBC's claims about Buhari’s poor economic legacy in Nigeria – and new president Tinubu’s headache
A series of reports published by the influential UK public broadcaster made several claims about Nigeria's economy. We checked some of them.
Kenyatta’s debt legacy: Reviewing two claims about Kenya’s borrowing under former president
Did Kenya's debt quadruple under Uhuru Kenyatta, and did his government borrow more than KSh4 trillion in its last term?
Kenya's public debt and revenue: How the data almost tripped up a leading African publication
An article in the Africa edition of the Conversation tackled Kenya’s revenue crisis. But it wasn’t entirely on the money.
Online publication ties itself in knots in report on Nigeria’s debt profile
Has Nigeria’s debt profile increased by N4 trillion in just six years? That’s the claim by BizWatchNigeria. And it’s not true.
‘Battle of Chatham’? Checking four claims by Kenyan presidential hopeful Odinga at London thinktank
We put four of Raila Odinga’s claims under the microscope.
Nigerian online publication botches Kenya’s China debt numbers, but is right about port seizure warning
What’s Kenya’s external debt and how much does it owe China?
FACTSHEET: Unravelling Nigeria’s debt to China
There are concerns about Nigeria’s rising debt and especially that owed to China. In this factsheet, we look at the numbers.
Three claims about Kenya’s billion dollar debt to China, checked
A pan-African magazine gave eye-raising numbers about how much Nairobi owes Beijing. Not all of them added up, however.
No, not ‘all’ Kenya’s revenue used to repay country’s KSh6 trillion debt
Kenyan newspaper the Star said that “all” of the country’s taxation money is spent paying back debt. We checked their claim.