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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Zeenat Hansrod with RFI

Zimbabwe debt clearance tied to farmers' compensation and credible polls

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks to people after assuring white farmers their land is safe at a rally in Harare on 21 July 2018. © AFP

The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe’s $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe’s reforms. The bank is leading efforts to clear Zimbabwe’s crippling debts.

“A revived Zimbabwe is good for Africa. A revived Zimbabwe is good for the world,” said Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) at a debt resolution forum held this week in the capital Harare.

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