World Bank graft fight stirs debate on Africa aid
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President Mobutu Sese Seko was said to  have sipped pink champagne daily, hired Concorde to fly his  family to New York to shop and bought numerous friends in high  places -- much of it with the help of foreign aid.
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An anti-corruption unit at the World Bank heavily promoted by ousted president Paul D. Wolfowitz needs to be overhauled to mend tense relations with the rest of the bank's staff, according to a report released yesterday by a high-level outside review panel.
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The World Bankâs efforts to fight corruption are plagued by weak management, distrust and employee resistance, a panel of outside experts said.
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NAIROBI, Kenya  - Britain's ambassador to Kenya  renewed criticism Friday that Nairobi lacked the will to stamp  out corruption, the latest salvo in a simmering diplomatic spat  between Kenya and its international donors.
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The World Bank promises to donate a record $3.5bn to the world's poorest countries as it cuts the charges on its loans.
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PARIS, Jul 23 (IPS) - While China's growing trade and investment  flows to Africa have sparked a sometimes contentious debate with  the United States and Europe over who has the continent's  best interests at heart, a closer look at the dynamic developing  reveals a political landscape where the rhetoric is rarely in  line with the reality, observers say.
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DURBAN, South Africa  - Developing countries have pledged to band together to force the West to help tackle their problems, ranging from poverty to reform of the United Nations.
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U.N. staff, diplomats and  African nations rallied on Wednesday to the defense of U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan, wounded by U.S. allegations of  corruption in the now-defunct Iraq oil-for-food program.
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A portion of sales goes to the Global Fund, which finances health programs in Africa.
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The United States lost its status as the largest donor to the World Bank's main fund for poor countries, the lender said on Friday, as Britain pledged more in the latest funding round which secured a record amount of aid.
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World powers on Friday  pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging  Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of  Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- The world's leading industrialized nations yesterday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, mainly in Africa, but human rights groups termed it an insufficient commitment and part of a pattern of unfulfilled promises.
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Developing countries are agitating for greater decision-making power in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, but the head of the IMF acknowledged that political consensus on the question was lacking.
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African leaders will lobby the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital for the continent's health, officials said.
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World Bank President plays down a row with Britain over the way conditions are attached to funding for poor countries.
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The World Bank is planning joint projects in Africa with China's Export-Import Bank to address concerns that Beijing is taking more than it gives as it scours the continent for oil and minerals.
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World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said yesterday that he is optimistic that a push to raise money for a fund that grants billions of dollars to Africa will be successful because of early feedback from donor countries.