The Russian government has written off over $20 billion of debt historically owed by African nations, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. President Putin who announced the debts forgiveness at a plenary session of the Russia-Africa forum in St. Petersburg, also said that Moscow would allocate more funds to help with the development of the continent, according to RT report.
Debts forgiven by years:
etc. Debt forgiven actually happens every year, nothing new.