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Fuel shortage hits Kenya
A nationwide fuel shortage continues to bite Kenya, as towns report long queues at filling stations
Fuel shortages in Kenya trigger long queues at pump stations. We hear from a Matatu driver as well as a government official; Ghana's President Nana Akufo Addo defends his government record on the country's economy; Afro-Nation co-founder Obi Asika on the first-ever US Afrobeats Chart.
(Photo: Boda Boda motorcycle taxis queue for fuel at a gas station in Nairobi on April 4, 2022. Credit: SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)
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