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March 30, 2011
WATER WORLD
ADB and OPEC Fund aid Sierra Leone water project
Freetown (AFP) March 29, 2011
The African Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development are providing Sierra Leone $62 million for the reconstruction of three water stations, the head of the west African state's water company said on Tuesday. "The African Development Bank (ADB) has provided 42 million US dollars while the OPEC Fund has given 20 million US dollars to the project," Victor Hastings-Spaine, the acting director-general of the Sierra Leone Water Company (Salwaco), told AFP. Part of the funds is ... read more

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China 'to pull dairy licences in safety drive'
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Sweden responds to EU criticism of wolf hunt
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WATER WORLD

Billion-plus people to lack water in 2050: study
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

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