Africans give $400m to Zimbabwe (BBC)

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Zimbabwe has received $400m (£270m) in credit from African governments, says Finance Minister Tendai Biti.

The funds are aimed at helping pay civil servants and regenerating the country's economy, he said.

Botswana provided $70m (£47m) and South Africa $50m (£34m), with the rest coming from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.

Mr Biti made the remarks during a visit to London, where he is looking for further funding.

A unity government formed by rivals President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has appealed for billions of dollars from the West.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8027073.stm




So ... now that AFRICANS are helping bail out Africans, will the US and UN step up?

[crimsonblue]

1. sorry, we can only bail out American financial companies...

all others are SOL.

[izquierdista]

2. Zimbabwe $ or real $

Because if it was Zimbabwe dollars, they just bought them one turnip.