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Debt
Jubilee U.S.A.
A continuation of the Jubilee 2000 campaign to cancel debt in the Third World, this thorough site contains a beginner's guide to debt, tips for taking action, news updates on the debt crisis and a searchable database on international debt.
50 Years is Enough Network: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice
Founded on the World Bank and IMF's 50th anniversaries, this organization is a coalition of hundreds of social, development and economic justice groups. The site features a quarterly newsletter and listserv, fact sheets on the World Bank and IMF and campaigns to reform both institutions.
The World Bank Group in Zambia
Read reports, documents and statistics from the World Bank regarding its debt reduction initiatives for Zambia.
Zambia and the IMF
Learn more about Zambia's involvement with the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, through conference transcripts, press releases and other official statements.
Africa Action: Africa's Debt
Includes a searchable database of policy documents by region, fact sheets and background papers on African debt.
Africa and Zambia
BBC News: Africa
Get up-to-the-minute news stories and articles on Africa from the BBC.
PBS Africa
Learn more about African history, geography and politics, and view the photo essays for a closer look.
All Africa
Get headline news and learn more about the various issues affecting different African countries and regions, including trade, debt, agriculture and the environment.
The Zambia Post
Read daily news articles from Zambia’s leading independent newspaper, “the paper that digs deeper.”
Times of Zambia
Get headlines, business news, entertainment features and more from this Zambian newspaper.
Zambia Online
Find links, open letters to the President and articles from “the national homepage of Zambia.”
DATA
Learn about the issues facing African countries today including debt, AIDs, trade and more. Visit the newsroom and read about the latest policy developments.
AfricaFocus
Get regular news feeds, commentary, analysis and progressive advocacy on African issues. Subscribe to AfricaFocus Bulletin, a free, independent electronic publication, or read the recent archives.
Articles
Jeter, Jon. "The Dumping Ground," Washington Post, April 22, 2002.
Jeter, Jon. "Less than $1 Means Family of Six Can Eat,"
Washington Post, February 18, 2002.
Packer, George. "How Susie Bayer's T-Shirt Ended Up on Yusuf Mama's Back,"
New York Times, March 31, 2002.
Stewart, Heather, “Africa Reinforces Debt Relief Case,” The Guardian, September 2, 2002.
Books
Ayittey, George B.N. Africa in Chaos. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Brown, Michael Barrett. Africa's Choices After Thirty Years of the World Bank. New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
George, Susan. A Fate Worse Than Debt. New York, Penguin Books, 1994.
Hansen, Karen Transberg. Salaula: The World of Secondhand Clothing and Zambia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Lancaster, Carol. Aid to Africa: So Much to Do, So Little Done. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Mkandawire, Thandika and Charles C. Soludo. Our Continent, Our Future: African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment. Lawrenceville, NJ: Africa World Press, 1999.
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