![]() 'We are continuing to reiterate our call on official bilateral creditors to provide meaningful debt reduction to Zambia,' Harris said at a press briefing when asked what the United States was doing to push China to restructure Zambia's debt. Its debts crept higher at the end of last year, figures published by the finance ministry this week showed. Zambia has been looking to restructure its debt since becoming the first African country to default during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020. The VP also took time to visit the site of her maternal grandfather's home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian public servant in the 1960s. She was speaking at the start of a two-day visit to Zambia on the last leg of her week-long tour of Africa. ![]() ![]() Harris said the government in Lusaka had put in place measures to strengthen its economy and should be supported with debt relief. The VP touched down at a $1bn airport in Lusaka on Thursday built by Beijing which serves as a reminder for the vast influence that China holds over the African state. ![]() Vice President Kamala Harris has told China to cancel Zambia's debt as she vowed to send the country billions from the US. ![]()
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