When he tries to do it again, the young man can't be bothered, saying "Don't waste your time, no one will hear it." An open-air courtroom is in progress featuring robed judges and attorneys, witnesses and observers. The plaintiff in the case being heard is the African nation, while standing accused is the West and its financial institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

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