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Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to AfricaSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in concessional loans to African nations over the next three years and said Beijing would cancel the government debts of some of the poorest of those countries, as the Asian powerhouse looked to deflect criticism that its investments in the continent were motivated purely by greed. More » |
UN accuses US of delaying food aid to SomaliaROME - The United Nations says it's running out of food for millions of starving Somalis in part because the United States is delaying aid amid fears it could be intercepted by militants linked to al-Qaida. More » |
