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Spotlight | Sudan
Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok at the Sudan Creditors' Summit in Paris on 17 May 2021. © Sarah Meyssonnier/SAM/SAA/Reuters

Germany and France may be happy to write off virtually all of Sudan's debts, but the Gulf states are asking for something in return before they will renegotiate. [...]

Published on 27/05/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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