Ethiopia Restructures Debt Through G-20 Common Framework

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Ethiopia reaches a milestone in its debt relief process, the United States sanctions a major Rwandan gold refinery, and Cape Verde makes history at the FIFA World Cup. After a tumultuous five-year struggle, there are signs that Ethiopia’s debt relief process may finally be nearing…

Q&A with Rick Eggleton, SVP of Sales at IDIQ: Consumer Finance Expert Shares Fast Ways to Improve Your Credit Score and Support Debt Relief

Rick Eggleton, SVP at IDIQ The Federal Reserve reported in the first quarter of 2026 that Americans held $13.19 trillion in mortgage debt, $1.25 trillion in credit card debt, $1.69 trillion in auto debt, $1.66 trillion in student debt, $446 billion in HELOC debt, and $562 billion in other debt. For millions of Americans, debt…