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Can Sri Lanka get through its economic crisis?
Sri Lanka is trying to recover after defaulted on its sovereign debt in May 2022, plunging the country into economic and political chaos.
Sri Lanka workers defy strike ban to protest IMF bailout plan which is hitting their wallets. President Ranil Wickremesinghe is facing a public backlash over steep tax increases and spending cuts imposed to secure the IMF funding.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared Nigeria鈥檚 president elect but he inherits a country facing challenges including insecurity, unemployment and rising inflation.
We hear from the man helping him shape his response to perhaps his biggest challenge, turning Africa's largest economy around.
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