Blair Seeks to Prick World Conscience on Africa
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Britain hopes to use a summit in Ethiopia this week to force an international community obsessed with Iraq and terrorism to also focus on the "scar" of Africa.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in South Africa on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the continent where he is due to bid farewell to Nelson Mandela.
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Poverty and conflict in Africa have  made it a refuge for terrorists, British Prime Minister Tony  Blair said on Thursday at a summit in Ethiopia he hopes will  turn the continent's problems into a global priority.
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"The world is waiting, wanting to re-engage with a reforming Zimbabwe government ... but for the people of Zimbabwe, this is urgent, and change before the 2008 elections essential."  By Andrew QuinnJOHANNESBURG  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday urged rich nations to keep their promises of financial aid to Africa, saying failure to do so could threaten the continent's march toward prosperity and democracy.In a keynote speech in Johannesburg on the final leg of his farewell African tour as Britain's leader, Blair also said that Africa's leaders must get tough on authoritarian governments, such as those in Sudan and Zimbabwe."Wealthy nations and Africa both face a choice ... Our challenge is to support the good. Africa's challenge is to eliminate the bad," Blair said in the speech. Read more
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela met Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the British leader's personal project to spearhead development activities in Africa.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  - British Prime Minister  Tony Blair is to say Thursday that the time for excuses on  Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will  turn the continent's problems into a global priority.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair  arrived in South Africa on Thursday on the final leg of a trip  to the continent where he is due to bid farewell to Nelson  Mandela.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair &#151; bedeviled by Iraq and in search of a more positive legacy &#151; departed Ethiopia late Thursday after calling for a concerted international action to finally address the crises afflicting Africa, the only continent to have grown poorer over the last 40 years.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived on his African visit yesterday - and straight into the minefield of the Darfur crisis in Sudan.
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ADDIS ABABA, Oct 7  -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a clarion call Thursday for the world to help Africa free itself from poverty, disease and conflict, describing his personal crusade for the continent as &quot;the one noble cause worth
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is preparing for a gruelling trip to Africa just days after undergoing heart treatment.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday warned that poverty and instability in Africa is providing a fertile breeding ground for terror and criminal organizations.
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Western countries on Wednesday to finance, train and equip African peacekeeping troops so they could intervene to end conflicts on the continent like the one in Sudan's Darfur.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said that despite the huge aid operation in Asia, the world must step up efforts to tackle the plight of Africa, where there is "the equivalent of a man-made preventable tsunami every week".
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved from the crisis in Sudan to addressing the roots of conflict and poverty Africa, the only continent to have grown poorer in the last quarter century.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is on his way back to the UK following a three-day trip to Africa, Downing Street confirmed tonight. Mr Blair has cut short his visit to Ethiopia - he was due to return to the UK tomorrow.