Saturday, June 23, 2007

G8 should forgive Lesotho's debt - c.bank gov

(Reuters) - The Group of Eight powerful nations should forgive Lesotho's debt as the impoverished African country suffers severe food shortages, the country's central bank governor said on Friday.

Lesotho, a country encircled by South Africa, is one of the world's poorest countries and has high HIV/AIDS rates with nearly one in three adults believed to carry the virus.


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