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Debt swaps, relief, and a Borrowers' Club for countries from the Global South are to be among proposals made at the G20 summit by South Africa's Trevor Manuel (Photo: South African government)

Africa seeks debt reform ahead of EU and G20 summits

African leaders are expected to demand EU support for a series of new debt relief proposals set out in an ‘Expert Panel’ report led by former South African finance minister Trevor Manuel. 

As well as backing debt-for-climate/nature swaps and platforms to streamline debt-swap processes, the Manuel re...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Debt swaps, relief, and a Borrowers' Club for countries from the Global South are to be among proposals made at the G20 summit by South Africa's Trevor Manuel (Photo: South African government)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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