Debts forgiven by years:

• 2005: Syria $9.7 billion , Ethiopia $1.1 billion
• 2006: Algeria 4.7 billion $
• 2007: Afghanistan 11.1 billion $
• 2008: Iraq $12 billion , Libya $4 billion
• 2010: Afghanistan $891 million, Mongolia $180 million
• 2012: North Korea 11 billion $
• 2013: Kyrgyzstan 500 million $
• 2014: cuba $30 billion
• 2015: Madagascar 88.9 million $
• 2016: Mongolia $ 172 million , Uzbekistan $865 million

etc. Debt forgiven actually happens every year, nothing new.

Buying off the ones that came to his conference with loan forgiveness and grain, whilst blocking grain shipments for those who didn't.

True power play.