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COP27: Will more climate loans supersize Africa’s debt?

By France24
15 November 2022   |   2:33 pm
South Africa approves a funding plan for phasing out coal-based power. However, the hundreds of millions in loans have some citizens worried about supersizing the nation's debt.

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