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  "id": 13967594,
  "title": "Debt interest exceeds health, education spending in four-fifths of African countries, World Bank says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/debt-interest-exceeds-health-education-spending-in-four-fifths-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:03:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/africa/article/debt-interest-exceeds-health-education-spending-in-four-fifths-of-african-countries-world-bank-says/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sub-Saharan African governments are spending more on interest payments than on healthcare or education in nearly four-fifths of countries in",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/beyond-the-berths-how-african-ports-are-competing-for-millions-in",
        "published": "2026-10-11T13:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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