According to this BBC article, G8 leaders are deciding whether to forgive 50% of Iraq’s odious debt or reach a compromise of 67% or 95%. The Financial Times reports the same without the percentages and includes this quote:
“The United States and Great Britain and Canada and Japan and Italy believe that that number is going to need to be very, very high,” a senior U.S. official said.
Africa is on the agenda today. Why do I doubt the U.S. will coerce encourage the same level of consideration?