Ethiopia defaults on Eurobond repayment

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National Bank of Ethiopia Governor Mamo Mihretu speaking during a past interview. PHOTO | X via @mihretu

Ethiopia became Africa's third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make a $33 million "coupon" payment on its only international government bond.

Africa's second most populous country announced earlier this month that it intended to formally go into default, having been under severe financial strain in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and a two-year civil war that ended in November 2022.

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