1.   But countries like Nigeria or Congo, ruined by decades of post-colonial misrule, have seen a mushrooming of sects and religions that have further splintered their societies.

2.   Ghafoori ran with other people through the mountainous, rocky terrain near Kapisa, through the countryside ruined by decades of fighting.

3.   Its farm industry has been ruined by decades of mismanagement aggravated by years of bad weather.

4.   Mozambique, its economy ruined by decades of guerrilla warfare, would also be eligible for technical assistance through the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation.

5.   Matungulu said the aid would be used for poverty reduction and institution-building programs in the DRC, ruined by decades of misrule and years of war.

6.   The aid will be used for poverty reduction and institution-building programs in the DRC, ruined by decades of misrule and years of war.