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Debt Relief in Africa: Conflicting Interests Between the West and China Hinder Multilateral Solutions

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  • Eickhoff
  • K.
  • Thiele
  • R.

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Debt

Africa

China

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China

Africa

Several African countries have defaulted on their debt, and more could follow. Multilateral solutions for debt relief are needed but are complicated by power struggles between the West and China, argue Karoline Eickhoff and Rainer Thiele on the occasion of the Paris Summit.

Kiel Institute Expert

  • Prof. Dr. Rainer Thiele
    Kiel Institute Researcher

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