Take a look here and see a counterbalance to the argument for relieving some
or all of Africa's external debt:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_2043000/2043403.stm
There's a huge opportunity here for students to set off the call for writing
off Africa's debts with the strategy of Nigerian President Olusegun
Obasanjo.
You can then go on to talk about how a situation like this has been known
about for decades and yet the powers that be turned blind eyes and continued
to pour more money into these bottomless pits.
Duncan Williamson
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