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The highlights this week:Italy and Libya sign a gas deal,taking offense at Germanys Twitter emojis, and the United Arab Emirates solar power cooperation with Zambia.
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Africas Debt Problem
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made separate visits to African countries last week, as some African governments look to restructure their debt.
The two finance officials both visited Zambia, which became the continents first pandemic-era defaulter on foreign debt in 2020 (an estimated $17 billion, mainly accrued under former Pres…
Read the full article at: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/01/africa-debt-crisis-yellen-georgieva-imf/