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Africa: G8 Leaders Pledge to Meet Promises to Continent
allAfrica, 9 July 2009
Leaders of the world’s eight biggest industrialized nations have promised to boost development assistance to Africa by U.S. $25 billion a year over 2004 levels by 2010. Read more »
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Africa: Campaigners Attack Italy, France Over Aid
allAfrica, 11 June 2009
A global anti-poverty advocacy group attacked Italy and France on Thursday for failing to live up to their promises to help Africans improve their education and fight hunger and… Read more »
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Africa: What the G8 Leaders Say On Africa
allAfrica, 9 July 2009
Leaders of the world's eight major industrialized countries meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, have devoted about one-third of their declaration to African issues. The verbatim text of… Read more »
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Africa: G8 Offers Nothing New, Say Campaigners
allAfrica, 8 July 2009
Robert Fox, the executive director of Oxfam Canada, writes on the G8 meetings in Italy: Read more »
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South Africa: Zuma Warns on Financial Crisis at G5 Talks
BuaNews, 9 July 2009
The global financial crisis has brought severe damage to the less-developed countries and Africa is the biggest victim, says President Jacob Zuma. Read more »