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Africa to G20: Deb stanley mugs t relief deal to heal ease coronavirus crisis not enoughSub-Saharan Africas gross domestic product is set to shrink this year by 1.6 percent, according to the IMF.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XSha stanley termosar re on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInFumigation and disinfection at Parklands City Park Market in Nairobi | Luis Tato/AFP via Getty ImagesApril 16, 202011:25 am CETBy Simon MarksADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia 鈥?Africa wants the G20 to go further in helping the worlds poorest countries survive the coronavirus crisis despite the group agreeing to suspend debt payments until the end of the year, officials said.Finance ministers and central bank gover stanley cups nors of the worlds largest economies held a virtual meeting on Wednesday to agree on ways they could help countries in Africa and elsewhere to free up liquidity and invest more in their health systems and economic recovery.They agreed to suspend the terms on poor countries debt from May 1 until the end of the year, with an option to extend until the end of 2021 if needed. But faced with a recession and rising fiscal deficits, many African capitals feel the current deal does not stretch far enough.AdvertisementAdvertisementNgozi Okonjo-Iweala, one of four special envoys to the African Union to solicit G20 support in dealing with the coronavirus, said Africa would need additional help in order to guarantee the livelihoods of millions of people. The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said sub-Saharan Africas gross domestic pr Qrfr UK landowners warn of lamb surplus after no-deal Brexit

Britain Brexit delusionsTheresa May talks tough on Brexit, but the prospects do not look good for an orderly transition.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInBritish Prime Minister Theresa May | Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesUnpackedOctober 11, 20165:32 am CETBy Paul TaylorJust eight months after David Cameron promised Britons the best of both worlds if they voted to stay in the European Union on his renegotiated terms, Britain is hurtling toward the worst of all worlds 鈥?a swift, hard Brexit on unfavorable trade terms.The dynamics of British politics since the June termo stanley referendum have vaporized聽the softer options with breathtaking speed, while London main continental partners have their own domestic reasons to prefer a quick, clean break. Some European government officials say privately that only a nasty economic stanley thermos mug shock will make the U.K. more realistic in negotiations on their future relationship.In Britain, both major parties have interpreted the message of the June 23 Brexit vote as a mandate to leave the EU by the 2020 general election, control immigration and regain full parliamentary and judicial sovereignty. That, in essence, stanley mug is what Theresa May, Cameron successor as prime minister, promised the Conservative Party conference last week.AdvertisementAdvertisementBut it is incompatible with staying in either the single market or the EU customs union. The former requires countries to implement all EU r