(June 12, 2005) Tony Blair’s desire to save Africa is admirable; his ideas are not.

(June 14, 2005) African civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on the African Union to be prepared to repudiate Africa’s multilateral debts, should the G8 summit scheduled for July fail to
agree on a 100 per cent debt cancellation for the continent without conditions.

(June 10, 2005) Fears over corrupt African regimes should not be used to delay aid to the poverty-stricken continent, Bob Geldof said yesterday.

(June 1, 2005) The devastation caused by the Third World’s debt is finally getting the attention it deserves. Many of you will have read in the newspapers about the plans of world leaders to finally forgive the dreadful debt that the world’s poorest have been burdened with. But why are the lenders – mostly northern governments and their agencies, such as the World Bank and IMF – suddenly arguing for debt forgiveness when before they so stubbornly argued that Third World nations must repay their debts?

(May 28, 2005) In the lead up to the G8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland, this July – where Africa is expected to be a main focus of discussion – Demba Moussa Dembele, of the African Forum on Alternatives, cautions Africans to curb their expectations.