News stories by Danny Bradlow - Kevin P. Gallagher - Marina Zucker-Marques

  1. Easing Africa’s Debt Burdens: a Fresh Approach, Based on an Old Idea

    - Inter Press Service

    PRETORIA. South Africa / CAMBRIDGE, USA, Sep 27 (IPS) - The statistics are stark: 54 governments, of which 25 are African, are spending at least 10% of their revenues on servicing their debts; 48 countries, home to 3.3 billion people, are spending more on debt service than on health or education.

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