Africa: 'Odd Couple' Differ On Aid to Africa

Irish rock star Bono and US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, currently visiting Ethiopia, were at odds on Wednesday over aid to Africa.

Bono called for rich nations to stop imposing massive trade barriers and offering huge subsidies for farmers, as this had a crippling effect on impoverished African countries. But the treasury secretary said that huge subsidies for US farmers were here to stay - at least in the short term.

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