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 WERDER-HAVEL, Germany (AP) - The Group of Eight called Saturday for more aid, increased debt relief and responsible lending to Africa, vowing the world's wealthy nations would not forget their pledges to the poverty-stricken continent.
Wrapping up two days of talks by finance officials under tight security at a resort on Lake Schwielowsee, officials from Germany, Italy, Britain, Japan, Canada, Russia, the United States and France called for improved financial oversight and said Africa would be a central point of next month's wider G-8 summit in Heiligendamm.
"We reaffirm our commitment to meeting our responsibilities as donors, in particular the importance of delivering on our aid commitments," the group said in its statement.
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