Africa&#39;s big plan &#39;disappointing&#39;
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One of the architects of Africa&#39;s home-grown plan for economic development has launched a scathing attack on its achievements.
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The latest scheme to spread electric light in Africa may sound familiar, but this time African leaders say they have the will, and financial backing, to succeed.
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Africa's economy will grow faster this year, but changes are still needed if it is to catch up with the rest of the world.
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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.
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The World Bank and IMF are poorly suited   to lead the flow of aid to Africa, which would be more   effective if it was distributed in line with a nation's needs,   not competing donor interests, a U.N. agency said.
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MAPUNGUBWE, South Africa  - People in southern  Africa have long told the tale of a sophisticated kingdom that  once thrived here, but the story was ignored by a government  that dismissed any sign of black ingenuity.
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The ambitious $750 million five-year plan is imperiled by unresolved questions about whether the money could fall into the wrong hands in the restive region.
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Market reforms in Africa at the urging of western institutions have not succeeded and a &quot;strong developmental state&quot; is the best way forward for Ethiopia, the country's prime minister said in an interview published in the Financial Times.
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Global demand for wood is threatening the long-term survival of Africa's forest dwelling communities.
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Irish rock star Bob Geldof ( news ) has acknowledged that solutions to Africa's poverty, disease and conflict elude a commission set up by British Prime Minister Tony Blair ( news - web sites ) to craft ways of ...
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African leaders meet this weekend to debate a grand plan for a continental government, but they face pleas for urgent action now to halt conflicts in Darfur and Somalia and tackle enduring poverty.
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The latest scheme to spread  electric light in Africa may sound familiar, but this time  African leaders say they have the will, and financial backing,  to succeed.
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African leaders have vowed to speed up the economic and political integration of their continent to pursue the goal of a United States of Africa, but they also agreed to study more closely how to achieve it.
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Africa suffers from chaotic aid delivery and should have foreign aid streamlined, a UN agency says.
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His visit to the continent attracts attention, but overall, momentum on Africa issues has been waning.
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Leaders of the African Union begin a three-day summit here Sunday focused on plans to forge a confederation of states that can help the world&#39;s poorest continent exercise greater clout on the world stage.
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Although globalization has transformed Asia, decades of assisted development have not produced sustained prosperity in Africa.