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No new currency for East Africa, EAC says

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The EAC Secretariat clarified that there was no such currency and that the account had no affiliation with the regional bloc.

The East African Community (EAC) has denied the existence of a new currency for the region after a fake account on X claimed to have unveiled it.

EAC Secretariat said on Monday, March 4, that the process of achieving a single currency was still ongoing and urged the public to ignore any rumours on social media.

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