Xinhua Headlines: Studies show private Western lenders create most of African debt burden

Xinhua Headlines: Studies show private Western lenders create most of African debt burden

(220720) -- NAIROBI, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man sits outside the office building of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Accra, capital of Ghana, Aug. 17, 2020. (Ghana Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)

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