(September 30, 2005) "It is instructive that while African countries were earning huge royalties from the exploration of their mineral resources, their leaders did not stop at looting the treasury with the advice and connivance of their Western mentors and advisers."

(September 22, 2005) Arbitrary criteria have been used to exclude most countries from debt relief. While it may be politically expedient for powerful countries to pretend that only a small set of countries need debt cancellation, it is time to explode this myth." – Christian Aid.

(September 21, 2005) In the lead up to the annual meetings of the World Bank this weekend in Washington, where Africa will be high on the agenda, economist Korinna Horta and Lori Pottinger of the International Rivers Network Africa program claim the bank’s plan to pursue investment in large-scale infrastructure projects for the continent needs rethinking, based on the failure of past mega-projects in Africa, such as the corruption plagued Lesotho Highlands Water Project.