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August 28, 2014

Traders warn of Chinese exodus from Ebola-hit Sierra Leone
Freetown (AFP) Aug 27, 2014
Li Luming carefully straightens a table cloth in his empty restaurant in Sierra Leone's capital as he laments the damage Ebola has done to business. It is a pointless gesture - the table, like dozens in the "Beijing Restaurant", has not been used for weeks - but it is important to keep going, to show the staff that it's "business as usual". A favourite of locals and Chinese expatriates alike for more than a decade, the restaurant has seen just a handful of customers since June. "With Ebola ... read more

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