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Life Over Debt Activist Tool Kit

LOD toolkit

Learn about the debt crisis that has impoverished most of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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About the African Continent's Debt Burden

Africa Debt Cancellation -- FAQ

Basics on the Continental Debt Crisis

Key Terms and Jargon

Shaping the Debate: Africa’s Debt Crisis and the G8

Five Sub-Sahara African countries and five different cases on debt cancellation:

Fuel Reserves Oil the Wheels of Corruption and War: A Case For Angola's Debt Cancellation

The Legacy of Odious Debt and the Future of the Congo

Uganda and Mozambique: Graduating from Debt Relief?

South Africa, Apartheid Debt, and Reparations

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More on African Debt Cancellation

The Unfinished Agenda on International Debt-What did the 2005 debt deal achieve? July 28, 2006

AFSC's Perspective on the 2005 Group of Eight Debt Cancellation Deal

Information on African Countries and Debt Cancellation Eligibility (Updated June 22, 2006 PDF 60 KB)

Nigeria's Debt Deal Analysis

Other Debt News

Read about Debt and Global Economics

A collection of books covering the basics of the African debt crisis, the global economy, and development. More

Discussion Paper Series

The Life Over Debt Discussion Paper Series covers a range of issues in the economic justice movement with particular focus on Africa and debt.

Migration and Global Justice:
From Africa to the United States
, Spring 2008 (PDF)

Global Apartheid and African Debt Crisis, January 2005 (PDF).

Mozambique: A Closer Look at the Economic Reform Poster Child, December 2004 (PDF).

South Africa and its two Economies, November 2004 (PDF).

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