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Ex-presidents want debt relief for cash-strapped African countries

Former Nigeria vice-president Yemi Osinbajo, former Senegal president Macky Sall and Nigeria's ex president Olusegun Obasanjo on the sidelines of the first G20 meeting in Africa, in Cape Town, South Africa. [@profosinbajo, Instagram]

Several former African heads of state and government have signed a declaration calling for debt relief for highly indebted nations.

The leaders are also advocating for lower borrowing costs for all developing countries.

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