Debt relief efforts took different turns for African governments this week. For many, the extension of a debt service suspension deal will come as good news. But a stand-off between Zambia, China and private creditors is pushing the continent’s second-largest copper producer towards default. Meanwhile, South Africa’s underwhelming economic recovery plan appears to be constrained by the dire state of public finances.
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