Shifting the Narrative on African Debt: Debt Default versus Development Default

At a time when many African countries face financial distress, the first African Union Conference on Debt has sought to influence the global narrative on African debt and inspire confidence among creditors, investors and domestic constituencies, as Karoline Eickhoff observed in Lomé, 12–14 May 2025.

G20 Debt Negotiations: What Can the African Union Achieve?

Public debt is rising globally and several countries in Africa are facing debt distress. To advance African priorities during the South African G20 Presidency, the African Union should focus on negotiating short-term gains, such as steps to better address borrowers' needs in debt restructuring.

doi:10.18449/2025MTA-PB37

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Kenya: Winning Hearts and Minds Abroad or at Home?

Kenya's diplomatic strides in a multipolar world, balancing East and West ties, increasingly face scrutiny at home. This policy brief analyzes the divergent views on President Ruto's foreign policy domestically as well as abroad. What role for non-alignment in an environment of global division?

doi:10.18449/2024MTA-PB24

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