Protesters call on UK banks to ‘drop African debt’ in wake of Covid

Private lenders hampering responses to pandemic in poorest countries, say activists outside HSBC in London

Activists at a demonstration outside the annual general meeting of HSBC in London have demanded the bank and other financial giants provide debt relief to African countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

In an attempt to highlight the role of private creditors in the debt crises of the world's poorest countries, campaigners with drop the debt" banners gathered outside HSBC's AGM at the Southbank Centre.