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Interview - W.Africa seeks $5-6 billion aid, debts cancelled - Sierra Leone's Koroma

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:07 GMT
Author: Stella Dawson

By Stella Dawson

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Ebola-stricken nations of West Africa are asking international donors to cancel their debts and give them $5-6 billion over two years to rebuild their economies, devastated by the deadly disease, Sierra Leone's president said on Thursday.

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