UN chief calls for debt relief, post-COVID investment


United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference with Senegal's president during his West Africa tour, in Dakar, on May 1, 2022. - UN chief Antonio Guterres on May 1 - AFP

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and weather the impacts of the Ukraine war.

The United Nations chief spoke in Senegal on the first leg of a trip that will also include Niger and Nigeria, where he will visit communities affected by conflict and climate change.

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