debt
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.
ANALYSIS: Does Soweto owe Eskom R18 billion in unpaid electricity?
Soweto is accused of a culture of not paying for public services that is rooted in resistance to apartheid. But do the township’s residents ...
China owns 21.3% of Kenya’s external debt - not 70% as reported
Does China account for nearly three-quarters of the money Kenya owes foreign lenders?
Fact-checking Kenya’s deputy president on maize imports, debt, electricity & police
In a Citizen TV interview, Kenya’s deputy president William Ruto sought to defend the government’s record, ahead of an August election.