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  2. East African shilling - Wikipedia

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    The East African shilling was the sterling unit of account in British -controlled areas of East Africa from 1921 until 1969. [1] It was issued by the East African Currency Board. It is also the proposed name for a common currency that the East African Community plans to introduce. The shilling was divided into 100 cents, and twenty shillings ...

  3. East African florin - Wikipedia

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    East African florin. The Florin was the currency of the British colonies and protectorates of East Africa between 1920 and 1921. It was divided into 100 cents. It replaced the East African rupee at par, and was replaced in turn by the East African shilling at a rate of 2 shillings = 1 florin. The florin was equivalent to 2 shillings sterling .

  4. The Standard (Kenya) - Wikipedia

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    The paper changed its name to The Standard in 1977 but the name East African Standard was revived later. It was sold to Kenyan investors in 1995. In 2004 the name was changed back to The Standard. It is the main rival to Kenya's largest newspaper, the Daily Nation. In 1989, at a time when Kenya was going into multi-party era, the Standard Group ...

  5. Banknotes of the East African shilling - Wikipedia

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    P35. Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting. March 31, 1953 – February 1, 1956. 100 shillings. 5 pounds. P36. Blue-black on green and lilac underprinting. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

  6. East African Standard - Wikipedia

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  7. Traditional African medicine - Wikipedia

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    African healers commonly "describe and explain illness in terms of social interaction and act on the belief that religion permeates every aspect of human existence." Payments. Traditional healers, like any other profession, are rewarded for their services. In African societies, the payment for a treatment depends on its efficacy.

  8. British Institute of Eastern Africa - Wikipedia

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    The BIEA was founded in 1959 as the British Institute of History and Archaeology in East Africa. Its first director was the archaeologist Neville Chittick. The institute changed its name to the "British Institute in Eastern Africa" in 1970, and the BIEA's current facilities in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, include an extensive research library and ...

  9. East African Community - Wikipedia

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    The East African Community ( EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of eight countries in East Africa. The member states are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. [5] Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of South Sudan, is the ...