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Somalia has been in a state of civil war for decades and that’s left it financially weak and in debt. This week, the US moved to cancel $1.1 billion in Somalia’s outstanding debt, representing just over a quarter of the country’s overall foreign debt. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Harry Verhoeven, an expert on the political economy of the Horn of Africa, about what this debt forgiveness will mean for Somalia.