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Africa faces $90bln debt wall in 2026, S&P says

S&P Global Ratings has cautioned that African governments face ​rising debt risks as hard-currency repayment schedules in 2026 increase pressure on external buffers, contributing to rollover ⁠risks. The agency's latest African sovereign outlook report published on Monday shows that government external debt repayments are now ⁠over three ‌times larger than in 2012. [...]