Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable the participants understand the processes of the rapid debt accumulation that we have witnessed over the years, providing an analysis of the causes and evolution of public debt over the years and the deeply rooted challenges of the political economy of debt in the Africa and the global south.

Objective- to enlighten the participants on where we are coming from in terms of the political economy of debt and the resultant challenges and impacts of the current debt architecture and the need for its dismantling.