Lagos — Ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in London on April 12, British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has invited representatives from Africa and poorer Asian nations to be in attendance during which discussions on the current financial crisis would top the agenda.
Brown has invited the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the Association of South East Asian Nations and the African Union Commission to send delegates to the summit.
The aim of the invitation is to give a voice at the meeting of leading developed and emerging economies, to less wealthy countries across Africa and Asia such as Nigeria, Cambodia and Vietnam.
One of Brown's key aims for the summit is to make international institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund become more representative by giving more power to developing nations.
"The global economic challenges we face need to be met with decisive action if we are to secure jobs, restore confidence and reinvigorate growth," Brown said in a statement.
"To be effective in addressing this global crisis we have to bring in partners from across the world. Having this mix of countries and international organisations present not only reflects the new reality of the global economy but will also make any action we take more effective."
However, while most nations agree with the principle of giving more of a say in the governance of world finance to smaller economies, it is far from clear whether there is any appetite to make it a reality in April.
Brown's office said it had also issued formal invitations to leaders from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, current European Union presidency holders Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the United States and the EU Commission.
The April 2 summit is likely to mark Barack Obama's first trip to Europe as U.S. President.
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" ... British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has invited representatives from Africa .. "
Oh. Isn't he just nice!
Oh, isn't he magnanimous!
[Imagine this: The beggar would invite the rich man to the rich man's feast - to plunder the rich man's wealth! Unbelievably scandalous, eh? ]
Read that again. It is difficult to believe that the invitation is extended to Africa by one whose UK cannot survive the way they know it without Africa. .
Shouldn't Africa be inviting UK to plead and beg for resources from Africa?
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Now, how much does UK owe Africa in reparations and retribution for centuries of plunder of Africa's resources - both human, agricultural and mineral?
In time, it shall be known - and addressed.
At least the west apologised for their involvement in Slavery and the other side should accept the apology - DID YOUR MUSLIM BROTHER DO IT - NO
1) I may have missed it.
Do you have any links to that apology? If not, then please keep your juvenile exuberance and deceit to yourself.
2) Do you remember what President George Bush's attitude was at Goree Islands? Let us know if you received a different version of the news.
3) Life is not that simple, junior. It would not work for humanity if the accused merely says "Sorry" and then walks away - without punishment - to commit more crimes.
- Israel exacted a heavy punishment for the 6 million jews in European slavery. Africa has claims on between 60 - 100 million Africans wasted in western slavery. Find out about a day in the life of a slave on a plantation in USA, SOuth America or the Caribbean Islands..
The we have to consider centuries of plundering Africa's resources by the west. More is to come.
- After devastating Vietnam, the west merely walked away without further retribution or reparation paid. Result: The invasion of Grenada, Panama, regime change in Haiti, sanctions on Zimbabwe and the war of aggression in Iraq that has killed or dislocated nearly a million humans.
Brutal punishment deters recidivism.