Chatham House on Twitter: "Africa is experiencing its first continent-wide recession in 25 years due to the impact of COVID-19. Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe were already in economic distress prior to the pandemic partly because of unsustainable debt burdens they owe to China, writes Alex Vines"

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1. Rashmin‏ @Rashmin79623203 22 Dec 2020
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  Have any assets been seized/acquired in lieu by China?
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1. Cde Never Maswerasei ‏ @CdeNMaswerasei 22 Dec 2020
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  All this paragraph only to say what you wanted to say right at the end. Was it necessary?
  
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1. africa survives‏ @africasurvives 22 Dec 2020
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  --de problem with #Africa is de inability of it's leaders to plan and execute the plan without the word LOAN, --close to 50% of dese loans ends up in a politician's pocket --today's #Africa is even borrowing to furnish offices --the current #African leaders are "MOSTLY" waste
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1. Blessing Sibanda ‏ @BleSibs 22 Dec 2020
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  The problem with LDC status is that it's arbitrary. I'm sure you accept that economies are more complex than we see from these metrics. Check beyond headlines and you will notice that Zimbabwe while it has 3 different set-ups the standard of living is closer to Italy than Zambia
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1. HARLEY QUINN... ‏ @Melanie24034243 22 Dec 2020
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1. HARLEY QUINN... ‏ @Melanie24034243 22 Dec 2020
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  Japan wants to arm itself against China.......
  
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1. Lesley-Ann‏ @lesleyh629 22 Dec 2020
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  Actually SOUTH AFRICA was in financial turmoil YEARS befor COVID due to the thieving ANC ruling party and then came COVID, and they managed to loot the COVID aid funds too.
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