見ていた記事メモ（2023-04-02）

　発展途上国への中国の投資・資金援助が少々心配―という。

BBC China's loans to Africa worry World Bank President David Malpass 2 Apr 2023

「The president of the World Bank has told the BBC that he is concerned about some of the loans China has been making to developing economies in Africa.

David Malpass says the terms and conditions need to be "more transparent".

It comes amid worries that countries including Ghana and Zambia are struggling to repay their debts to Beijing.

China says that any such lending is done within international rules.」

　中国としては国際的な決まりに従って貸与しているというわけだが、いやあ、返しきれなくなっている国が結構ありませんかねそれ、という恨み言が積み重なりつつある。

「However steep increases in interest rates in the US and other major economies over the last year are making loan repayments more expensive because lots of that borrowing is done in foreign currencies such as US dollars or euros.

It is a particularly acute problem for developing economies who can struggle to find the extra money that is required as the relative value of their own currency falls.」

　…中国ばかりを悪くは言えない。教育・インフラなど、さしあたりカネにならなさそうな分野への投資が不足しているから途上状態なのだ―だから投資がいるのだ―というわけなので、ここ最近の不況・コロナパンデミックなどでのレートの高まりは短期的に過ぎる。そりゃあ返しきらない。なにしろこうした国々の貨幣価値はわりと急速に悪化したりする。

　ナイジェリア。12歳の子の殺人事件で中学校が訴追。この学校は昨年もsexual violenceで一飛閉鎖された学校だとか。大丈夫か色々と。

BBC Lagos teachers charged with girl's manslaughter 31 Mar 2023 By Chris Ewokor

「Staff at a secondary school in Nigeria have been charged with manslaughter over the death of 12-year-old girl, with a trial expected to begin in May.

The Chrisland High School pupil died of asphyxiation and electrocution, an autopsy has shown.

Since her death, the school has been shut down. The same school was temporarily closed last year after an alleged case of sexual violence involving students on a trip to Dubai.」

「Recently, several other schools in Lagos have been closed after alleged incidents that resulted in the death of students - variously involving bullying, a fatal accident and a suspected drowning during a swimming lesson.」

　…いやまあ、人口爆発みたいな状態というか、なんというか。経済発展もしてますしね、本邦の高度経済成長期のようなものだろう。いろいろと軋轢が…ああ…ひどい事件を想起することもできるなあ本邦でも…。

　…ありがちなことではあれ、だからといってあっていいわけじゃないですからね。