Africa must rethink debt accumulation
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Africa must rethink debt accumulation

Even before the coronavirus pandemic swept through the continent, African countries were rapidly raising their debt ceilings. Heads of State flocked to China, as the world’s second largest economy granted loans at will, with little, if any, preconditions. Faced with a first recession in 30 years, the continent’s appetite for debt hasn’t receded. In fact…