In this final episode of Intersections, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings, and Lemma Senbet, William E. Mayer chair professor of finance at the University of Maryland, explain why national debts in sub-Saharan Africa have risen in recent years, the challenges of sustainably financing economic development, and the role of multilateral development banks in solving Africa’s massive infrastructure gap.
Additional materials:
- Looming debt crisis in Africa: Myth or reality?
- Event: Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?
- Reconciling financing needs and rising debt levels
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