Africa: How G8 Has Failed the Continent

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The rich nations' club known as G8 recently met in Japan with African heads of state and discussed among other things how to alleviate Africa's poverty.

The topic keeps returning on the agenda of the G8, but the Western leaders keep making pledges that they never fulfil. It is not a secret any more that the group has not gone far enough in its efforts to assist Africa.

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