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NGO: The UK, Not China is the Biggest Obstacle To Zambian Debt Relief
The next stage of the Zambian debt default crisis may play out in a London court. NGOs like Oxfam and the Jubilee Debt Campaign contend that because the vast majority of Eurobonds are covered by English law, ...
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Compared to global COVID-19 hotspots such as Latin America, the United States, and India, African countries have – on average – fared relatively well thus far in the pandemic. However, cases are on the rise, with states such as South Africa and Egypt particularly badly hit, ...
The Idea of “The West”
The current campaign by the U.S. government and its allies against the Chinese technology firm Huawei ends up being quite revealing. Ostensibly, Washington's pressure on its allies to step away from Huawei as a tech partner is all about concrete concerns: security, spying and external actors like ...
China’s Ambassador to the UK Reiterates that Beijing Prefers to Work With Borrowers Bilaterally
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It’s Time We Have an Honest Discussion About African Debt Relief
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