Recent studies have revealed that private Western creditors are responsible for the lion’s share of Africa’s debt burden. In a report released last week, Britain-based charity Debt Justice found that African governments owe three times more debt to Western banks, asset managers, and oil traders than to China, and are charged double the interest.
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