Africa should be mindful of debt trap danger when accepting China aid

Tue, Sep 11, 2018 - 5:50 AM

FEW would have been surprised that President Xi Jinping found robust defenders of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at last week's China-Africa Summit.

After all, Africa had been promised US$60 billion in the form of assistance, investments and loans. The figure includes US$15...

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