It seems my aunt’s ghost still lives on in African states

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On July 12, Africa reminded me of my late dear aunt, who lived as a prisoner of customary beliefs, that a woman must be managed by a man, however daft he may be.

On that day, the UN released bold report, A World of Debt; A Growing Burden to Global Prosperity, which indicated that Africa is made to pay more for loans by eight times than Europe and four times more than the United States, so the world’s poorest continent ends up spending more in debt servicing than it does on education or health.