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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
29 May 2026
1.    Kenya – Nairobi-African Forum and Network on Debt and Development
32 African Countries Now Spend More On Debt Servicing Than Healthcare
One of the experts said Africa's debt crisis should not be viewed only through economic indicators, but through its impact on ordinary citizens
At least 32 African countries now spend more on debt servicing than on healthcare, exposing the growing human cost of the continent's worsening debt crisis, experts said on Wednesday at the opening of the sixth edition of the AFRODAD Media Initiative (AFROMEDI VI) in…
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