Africa’s Knocking on the Wrong Door for Debt Relief

FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP

The whole discussion going on today over calls from African leaders to write off or reschedule their countries’ debts feels completely disconnected from reality. For some reason, they’re focusing all of their attention on the G20 leaders summit that’s going to take place today and comments from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. 

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