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Assistance to African refugees insulting, says Chiluba

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zambian President Fredrick Chiluba said on Sunday that the money spent on African refugees per day, compared to their European counterparts in Kosovo was "insulting," the Zambian media reported on Monday.

    "The UN spends US $1.50 per refugee in Kosovo per day while they spend only 11 cents on African refugees in a day. Honestly where is the sincerity?" Chiluba was quoted as saying. He added that "while refugees were refugees everywhere, those in Africa had more problems than their European counterparts."

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