ACI Africa, Sep 29, 2025 / 15:24 pm

Members of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) marked the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21 with an appeal to the international community to cancel Zimbabwe’s debt, saying such a step would help revive the country’s economy, reduce poverty, and build lasting peace.

Zimbabwe is struggling with an $ 8.3 billion debt (in U.S. dollars) , mostly in arrears, which blocks access to affordable international financing and slows economic recovery.

In a joint statement published on Twitter by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches , the ZHOCD body, which consists of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference , Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe , and the Union for Development of Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe Africa , the Christia

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