And zambia has been seen by many as a test case for how well the common framework works. But despite protracted negotiations, the zambia Debt Relief Deal has collapsed, raising doubts about the workability of the common framework. Zambias president hakainde hichilema, who inherited a huge Debt Overhang when he was elected in 2021 has been spearheading efforts to get the countrys economy back on track. I spoke to the zambian president in an exclusive interview and began by asking him about the economy. I think we did our part as a country in terms of meeting our obligations. We did that well ahead of time. Now it is for the other part of the stick to come on board. The bilateral creditors, i think we are doing reasonably well. Delayed . Yes, it was delayed. But the private creditors, we now need to close and put this to bed so that it can create the headroom we needed, we anticipated long before. But these delays are beginning to negate the gains that we already made as a country in our
signals it may restore donald trump s gag order in the federal election subversion case but loosen some restrictions. we ll tell you why the former president took the green light for some public attacks on special counsel jack smith. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m pamela brown. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour in israel. the families of hostages held by hamas just made an urgent appeal to the netanyahu government, pushing for action to bring their relatives homes. cnn s nic robertson is following all the new developments from his position overlooking gaza. nic, what is the latest? reporter: there does some to be some optimism around the hostages. the reality is in every sort of hostage family that i ve talked to here reminds me when i speak about the possibility of getting their loved ones home, they say you have to recognize and understand that hamas is not a state actor. it is not a ration