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US Vice President Kamala Harris and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema are seen at the State House in Lusaka on March 31, 2023 after a press conference. Hichilema asked the United States to help expedite debt restructuring negotiations with the country’s creditors. Photo by SALIM DAWOOD / AFP
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Rethinking debt relief: Zambia and beyond

We need to change debt relief mechanisms as a growing number of developing countries risk defaulting

  • Vincent Obisie-Orlu
6 min read