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Zambian campaigners urge BlackRock to ease debt repayments

Campaigners say Zambia has had to cut its education, health and social care budgets as it tries to service $13bn worth of external debt.

Zambian civil society groups say the country is on the precipice because by trying to make the debt repayments other services like education and healthcare are suffering.

Kenya and Somalia have a new maritime border agreed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) but will Kenya’s fishing fleet comply?

And Ukraine's President Zelensky wants to appeal to African Union members for backing. Why are African nations divided over supporting Russia or Ukraine?

Photo: BlackRock offices in New York City. Credit: Getty Images.

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