{"id":61932,"date":"2025-11-13T18:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/african-union-warns-rising-debt-undermines-development"},"modified":"2025-11-13T19:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:39:07","slug":"african-union-warns-rising-debt-undermines-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/african-union-warns-rising-debt-undermines-development","title":{"rendered":"African Union Warns Rising Debt Undermines Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span><b>The chairperson of the African Union Commission has warned that the continent\u2019s debt crisis is undermining development.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Ethiopia at a G20-Africa high-level dialogue on debt sustainability, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, said public debt has grown to about $1.8 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>This represents about two-thirds of the continent\u2019s GDP and is largely due to the high cost of borrowing and limited access to concessional finance.<\/p>\n<p>Youssouf said that in 2024 alone, debt-service payments exceeded $70 billion, consuming an increasing share of public revenues and eroding fiscal space.<\/p>\n<p>With many governments spending more on servicing debt than on investments in human development, economies and people are suffering.<\/p>\n<p>He said these pressures highlight the need for urgent collective action to restore debt sustainability and improve Africa\u2019s access to capital on fairer terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. The chairperson of the African Union Commission has warned that the continent\u2019s debt crisis is undermining development. Speaking in Ethiopia at a G20-Africa high-level dialogue on debt sustainability, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, said public debt has grown to about $1.8 trillion. 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