Stories written by Danny Bradlow

Debt Distress in Africa: Problems and Ways Forward

By Danny Bradlow and Magalie Masamba
The COVID pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on Africa’s sovereign debt situation. Currently, 22 countries are either in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress.

Africa Needs a DOVE Fund: Or Should We Starve So We Can Pay our Debts?

By Danny Bradlow
Sub-Saharan Africa has a debt problem. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, in 2018 the region had about $493 billion in long term external debt.