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The author is a policy analyst affiliated with Imani, a think-tank based in Accra
Two decades ago, the world was in the grip of a great debate over debt and debt cancellation in Africa. Total public debt stock had climbed to nearly $300bn by 2002 from $40bn in the two decades prior. Jubilee Debt Campaigners insisted on immediate cancellation. The Pope concurred.
Today, Africa’s external debt alone exceeds $700bn. Campaigners are back…
