Donors pledge $2.2 bn for C.Africa recovery plan

International donors Thursday pledged $2.2 billion (two billion euros) in aid for strife-torn Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest countries, officials said. "The positive response you have given ... will galvanise our efforts and make sure our recovery plans bear fruit," Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera said after a donors' conference in Brussels. "I have noted some of you have reservations about our ability to implement our recovery plan but I hope I can reassure you," the president said, stressing his commitment to ensure all funds were properly accounted for.

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