Britain's finance minister off to Africa to pitch new 'Marshall Plan'
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Britain's finance minister Gordon Brown began a week-long mission to Africa to pitch his ambitious proposal for a "new Marshall Plan" to help lift the continent out of chronic poverty.
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During his trip the prime minister pledged that British troops would spearhead an EU military reaction force which will respond in African troublespots.
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The British prime minister arrives in Ethiopia for a meeting he hopes will help change Africa's fortunes.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to fly to Sudan this week to meet government leaders to assess the humanitarian and security crisis.
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Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to visit Africa this week, in his last trip to the continent he has championed during his 10 years in power, his office said Tuesday.
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Britain's new prime minister, Gordon Brown, appointed a trusted ally as finance minister on Thursday and promoted a rising star to the key post of foreign minister in a wide-ranging government shakeup.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown outlines his plans to increase aid to developing countries and eliminate debt owed by poorer nations
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Tony Blair heads to South Africa, where he will give a speech defending his foreign policy record.
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Tony Blair, the British prime minister, wants Africa to be the &quot;top priority&quot; for a new European Union military force that could be deployed in crisis areas at short notice.
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The British government offered a sweeping plan yesterday for the Group of Seven nations to dramatically increase aid to the developing world and to forgive 100 percent of Africa's $70 billion in debt.
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LONDON: Britainâs Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will fly to Sudan on Monday to press the government to end the humanitarian crisis engulfing the western region of Darfur.
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Britain will seek Washington's support to help it achieve goals on global poverty reduction, debt relief and fair trade during London's G8 presidency next year, finance minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown opened a week-long tour of Africa with an appeal for the developed world to back a "new Marshall Plan" to ease the continent's chronic poverty.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair this week will put efforts to curb disease and poverty in Africa at the center of the agenda of the Group of Eight industrial nations next year.
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Britain's treasury chief called Thursday for half a trillion dollars in new aid for poor nations, particularly in Africa, a continent where Prime Minister Tony Blair said a tsunami-scale death toll happens every week.
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Pime Minister Tony Blair is to visit Africa this week, in his last trip to the continent he has championed during his 10 years in power, his office said Tuesday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Tuesday for a three-nation trip to Africa, stressing the need for &quot;re-engagement&quot; with the continent he has championed during his decade in power.