Tag: Africa Debt

Africa faces ebola and hantavirus with empty budgets and reduced international aid

Globalization TA | AP Insight - May 18, 2026.

A new and deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is the latest health emergency forcing African governments to break free of dependency on global...

Iran War has increased Africa's debt burden

Finances Vera Songwe - April 13, 2026.

One month of war in Iran has added nearly $4.4 billion to Africa’s annual debt burden, enough to build a gigawatt of solar power or...

Africa breaks the old model of cooperation with the EU

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - November 25, 2025.

The seventh summit of the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), taking place from 24 to 25 November in Luanda, the capital of...

Africa must start asserting control over its own financial future

Finances Carlos Lopes - June 22, 2025.

Like many other multilateral forums, this month’s Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) may well produce impressive declarations and laudable promises. But will lofty...