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Hell Away From Home.(Brief Article)

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Until recently the horrors that surrounded Guinea made the country an attractive haven for refugees: an estimated half-million people fleeing civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia have sought shelter within its borders in the past decade. But as the fighting has spread, their already grim lot has become even more desperate. Their camps have ...

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