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  Thanks for posting that again Marek.
  
  I would just like to add that I was in Freetown, Sierra Leone a couple of times last year. Please do not underestimate the damage that country suffered as a result of its civil war. Many many citizens are limbless and a large number of older folks lost their lives in the strif. It is slowly rebuilding itself and that will take time and a whole lot of money. £250m is a drop in the ocean compared to what th country needs. However, they are making progress but are still desperate for miners to extract the huge deposits of diamonds in the country. The current President firmly believes the diamond industry will revive the country's fortunes and who is to say he is wrong?
  
  Sierra Leone has friendly people, great beaches and a real need for tourism to take off. I enjoyed my time in the country and didn't feel unsafe once; and that included walking to the airport ferry service in the dark.
  
  Maybe more could be done if the aid given to China and India was redirected to Sierra Leone. I personally think they are more deserving.

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