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Zambia Seals $6.3 Billion Restructuring in Breakthrough for Developing Nations
By Leigh Thomas | Reuters (registration required)
Zambia has struck a deal to restructure $6.3 billion in debt owed to other governments, including China, marking a long-awaited breakthrough for indebted nations around the world that have faced lengthy negotiations with creditors.
More from WPR: The Pandemic Debt Crisis Was Only Delayed, Not Solved
Eleven Candidates to Run for President in Zimbabwe
By Nyasha Chingono | Reuters (registration required)
Eleven candidates will run for the Zimbabwean presidency in an August election, the electoral commission has said, after several hopefuls were disqualified for failing to raise the $20,000 needed to appear on the ballot.
More from WPR: The Deck Is Stacked Against Zimbabwe’s Opposition in Upcoming Elections
Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio Seeks Re-election Amid Economic Woes
Al Jazeera (free)
Approximately 3.4 million Sierra Leoneans are expected to vote in a general election on Saturday in which incumbent President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second and final term amid frustrations over economic hardship.
More from WPR: Bio Faces an Uphill Task in Sierra Leone’s Elections
Once Starved by War, Millions of Ethiopians Go Hungry Again as US, UN Pause Aid After Massive Theft
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Cara Anna | Associated Press (free)
Almost three months have passed since the aid suspension in parts of the country, and reports are emerging of the first deaths from starvation during the pause. At the earliest, aid to the northern Tigray region will return in July, the U.S. and U.N. say, and to the rest of the country at some point after that when reforms in aid distribution allow.
More from WPR: The Tigray War Is Over. Ethiopia’s Conflict in Oromia Is Raging On
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