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Economic Digest 53 – <b>The G20: Is debt relief for Africa in sight?</b> by <em>Kenny Pasensie</em>

Economic Digest 53 – The G20: Is debt relief for Africa in sight? by Kenny Pasensie

African governments spend as much as 22 per cent of their GDP on debt servicing. Thirty-two African nations spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare, while 25 allocate more to debt than to education. It’s a moral crisis that needs to be addressed, not only at fora like the G20 but by all the rich nations to which Africa is indebted.

Economic Digest 53 – The G20- Is debt relief for Africa in sight by Kenny Pasensie