{"id":338783,"date":"2026-04-28T18:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/africas-debt-crisis-how-countries-can-avoid-default-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:46","slug":"africas-debt-crisis-how-countries-can-avoid-default-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/africas-debt-crisis-how-countries-can-avoid-default-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s debt crisis: How countries can avoid default | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EpGr27AhHwA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Africa's debt crisis: How countries can avoid default | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EpGr27AhHwA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Still recovering from the pandemic and the price shock of the Ukraine War, African countries are facing yet another economic crisis: Higher prices and trade distortions from the Iran War. We speak with African experts about growing debt piles, the social instability threatened by rising fuel and food prices and the imperative for countries to make reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:22 How does a country default?<br \/>\n03:51 Which countries are in the most danger?<br \/>\n06:07 It&#8217;s not all downsides<br \/>\n07:28 What can the world do?<br \/>\n08:42 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>#economy #africa #economiccrisis #dwbusiness <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still recovering from the pandemic and the price shock of the Ukraine War, African countries are facing yet another economic crisis: Higher prices and trade distortions from the Iran War. 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