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Headline : Ignore fake Bloomberg article claiming Kenya only African country that has paid back its Eurobond

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IN SHORT: Fake news articles are increasingly circulating on Kenyan social media platforms. One example is an article claiming that Kenya is the only African country to have repaid its Eurobond debt.

A screenshot of what appears to be a Bloomberg News article has been circulating on social media platforms in Kenya. It is headlined: โ€œKenya, only African country to pay Eurobond.โ€ย 

Kenya issued a US$2 billion Eurobond in June 2014 to supplement its public spending. A Eurobond is a loan given out in a currency that is different to the currency of the country in which it is issued.ย 

In February 2024, Kenyaโ€™s treasury bought back $1.5 billion of the outstanding $2 billion, using funds raised from a new bond issue to partially settle the 2014 debt.

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