About 60,000 Sierra Leoneans in UK and that most of them are doing well in whatever business or work they are engaged in. Despite speculations that due to global recession, the UK is going to cut down on aid in countries like Sierra Leone, the Minister disclosed that UK is not going to cut down aid to the country, instead they are going to increase foreign aid which is a short term issue, as they want the country to become a middle income country. The Minister said that the UK has a very good relationship with Sierra Leone as could be seen with the presence of IMATT, DFID and other institutions which the country has in the country and will do everything to strengthen and maintain that relationship.The funding for Sierra Leone by the United Kingdom has been efficient and now it's time to cut off that funding and have them continue on improve their country to become a middle income country.This initiative taken by the UK Minister for Africa, even though it looks like it has a positive in sight, it does also leave with many questions such as: Are is arguments to cut the funding a sign for potential future success in Sierra Leone? because this decision could easy be very affective to the sixty thousand Sierra Leoneans in the UK.
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