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How U.S. Sanctions Quietly Cripple African Economies

How U.S. Sanctions Quietly Cripple African Economies

“This investigation uncovers how restrictions designed in Washington ripple far beyond their intended targets—undermining financial systems, disrupting healthcare, dismantling trade networks, and eroding the very social fabrics of African states.”

 

By
Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert

 

Editorial Statement

Sanctions are a weapon dressed up as diplomacy. Washington calls them “smart” and “targeted,” but in Africa their impact is anything but surgical. They bleed economies, choke small businesses, starve hospitals of medicine, and punish the powerless while leaving the powerful intact. The rhetoric of precision is a

UN To Lift Economies, Save Jobs After Pandemic

UN To Lift Economies, Save Jobs After Pandemic

The United Nations, on Monday, laid out a roadmap to lift economies and save jobs after the coronavirus pandemic.

This new framework sets the way United Nations entities will deliver the vision on ground and will be rolled out under the leadership of UN Resident Coordinators, supported by a network of global and regional expertise.

The framework is tagged: “United Nations Framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19: Shared responsibility, global solidarity and urgent action for people in need.”

It calls for protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods to set in motion a safe recovery of societies and economies for …

G20 Reacts To Bill Gate’s Call To Fund COVID-19 Battle

G20 Reacts To Bill Gate’s Call To Fund COVID-19 Battle

The Group of 20 (G20) leading economies have agreed to grant temporary debt relief for the world’s poorest countries.

Billionaire Business mogul, Bill Gates has urged leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) of major economies to provide more funds which will help in developing a vaccine that can curb the spread of the coronavirus disease.

Reacting, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, after a virtual meeting on Wednesday, said they would support a time-bound suspension of debt service payments for the poorest countries that request forbearance.

The leaders said, ”The suspension period will start on May 1,