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__ Sierra Leone's Current Event __ On June 7, 2007 the U.S. relieved Sierra Leone of their $58.3 million of debt. Thomas N. Hull, the ambassador of the U.S. went to Sierra Leone to meet with the Sierra Leonean minister of finance, John Oponjo Benjamin. They had to sign a bilateral debt relief agreement to cancel the $58.3 million debt. The debt was caused by the long civil war Sierra Leone was in, which ended recently in 2002. This civil war, along with many other wars, was caused by colonialism tensions and the U.S. was very eager to help Sierra Leone.

John Oponjo Benjamin