Commission for Africa
Report
Media Coverage
March 2005

 
   
Britain takes Africa rescue plan to G8
18 March 2005
 
Deepika, India
Commission for Africa report emphasizes science and technology
18 March 2005
 
ResearchResearch, UK
BLAIR COMMISSION FOR AFRICA CALLS FOR FAIRER TRADE
18 March 2005
 
Weekly Trade News Digest, UK
Church Leaders Call for Blair to Back up Africa Report with Action
18 March 2005
 
ChristianToday, UK
Britain calls for more efforts from G8 to tackle climate change in ...
18 March 2005
 
Xinhua, China
Secretary-General: Commission Report a Step Forward -- But Africa ...
18 March 2005
 
AllAfrica.com, Africa
Commission for Africa Calls for Continent's Involvement
18 March 2005
 
AllAfrica.com, Africa
Manuel Sets Sights On 7% Growth
18 March 2005
 
AllAfrica.com, Africa
G8 leaders discuss climate change impacts on Africa
18 March 2005
 
Investor's Business Daily (subscription)
First step in Blair's plan to link Africa aid, climate issues
18 March 2005
 
MarketWatch
Prophet Blair has no audience in Africa!
17 March 2005

New Vision, Uganda
Throwing salt on 'the scar of Africa'
17 March 2005
 
Spiked, UK
Health Advocates Praise UK Commission for Africa Report, Urge More ...
15 March 2005

Medical News Today, UK
Now for the Hard Part
15 March 2005

AllAfrica.com
World Bank Endorses Commission for Africa Report
15 March 2005
 
AllAfrica.com
Africa's Opportunity, the World's Obligation
15 March 2005
  
AllAfrica.com
Benn hails Africa report for being 'painfully honest'
15 March 2005

10 Downing Street (press release), UK
World Bank Chief Welcomes Blair's Initiative On Poverty In Africa
15 March 2005
noticias.info (press release), Spain
Goodale praises Commission for Africa report
14 March 2005

Designerz.com, GA
Can we dare implement Blair Commission report?
14 March 2005
IPPMEDIA - Guardian, United Republic of Tanzania
Forging the future
14 March 2005
 
Cape Times, South Africa
Why we stopped FG from paying external debts —MASARI
14 March 2005

Vanguard, Nigeria
Talk Today - Africa should not wait for Santa Claus
14 March 2005
Pretoria News, South Africa
UN Welcomes UK/Africa Report On Corruption
14 March 2005
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand
Annan Welcomes UK Commission On Africa Report As Important ...
14 March 2005

a2gay.co.uk, UK
Geldof Orders Blair to Swear at Bush
14 March 2005

Contactmusic.com, UK
World Bank to support Blair’s Africa plan with cash
14 March 2005
East African Standard, Kenya
Uganda president urges trade, not more aid
14 March 2005
CBC News, Canada
Blair commission calls for doubling of aid to Africa
14 March 2005
International Herald Tribune, France
Blair challenges world to revitalize Africa
14 March 2005
Chicago Tribune
Blair issues challenge to world on Africa
14 March 2005
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH
Report details corruption, health and social ill facing Africa
14 March 2005
The Spokesman Review, WA
Annan welcomes UK Commission on Africa report as important ...
12 March 2005
 
Odious Debts, Canada
Hand-outs harm and not help: Says UAE paper
12 March 2005
 
Dubai Interact, United Arab Emirates
New blueprint for Africa
1 2March 2005
 
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
Commission for Africa Report Stresses Shared Responsibilities
12 March 2005
 
AllAfrica.com, Africa
New bank law to help return of stolen cash
12 March 2005
 
Odious Debts, Canada
Blair demands more aid to end Africa's woes
12 March 2005

Independent Online, South Africa
Blair challenges world on Africa
12 March 2005

San Mateo County Times, CA
Report challenges nations to help Africa
12 March 2005

New York Newsday, NY
AFRICA: Commission for Africa stresses shared responsibilities
12 March 2005
 
UN Regional Information Africa, Africa
Helping Africa is today's 'fundamental moral challenge': Blair
12 March 2005
Designerz.com, GA
British commission calls for global aid to Africa
12 March 2005
Pioneer Press, MN
Bob The Gob's Blair Rant On Africa
12 March 2005
Mirror.co.uk, UK
British report offers blueprint to improve plight of Africans
12 March 2005
Kentucky.com, KY
Africa 'Marshall Plan' depends on G8 backing
12 March 2005
Turkish Daily News, Turkey
Blair releases report on poverty in Africa
12 March 2005
ABC Online, Australia
Blair Asks the World to Help End Africa Misery
12 March 2005
Los Angeles Times, CA
March 11, 2005
11 March 2005
Odious Debts, Canada
Mbeki welcomes Blair's Commission for Africa report
11 March 2005

SABC News, South Africa
Blair launches plan to help Africa
11 March 2005
Boston Globe
Britain's Blair challenges the world to lend aid
11 March 2005
Houston Chronicle
Ethiopia Hailed New British-backed Report $25bn in Africa Aid
11 March 2005
Geeska Afrika, Somalia
Blair's "Marshall plan" for Africa receives mixed response
11 March 2005
Xinhua, China
No excuse for inaction on African poverty: Blair
11 March 2005
ABC Online, Australia
Let them eat words
11 March 2005
Financial Times, UK
Blair challenges world to help aid Africa
11 March 2005

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
'We've got the script, now let's make the film'
11 March 2005

Guardian, UK
... only if we stay in the market
11 March 2005

Guardian, UK
I believe this is Africa's best chance for a generation ...
11 March 2005
 
Guardian, UK
Our common interest: Report of the Commission for Africa
11 March 2005
ReliefWeb, Switzerland
Rich Nations Urged to Spend $25 Billion Yearly on Africa
11 March 2005
Voice of America
Britain to launch report on Africa's development
11 March 2005

SABC News, South Africa
Commission calls for doubling of African aid
11 March 2005
DeHavilland, UK
Rescue plan for Africa depends on backing of the wealthy
11 March 2005

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Erasing the scar
11 March 2005

Economist, UK
Africa needs 100% debt cancellation
11 March 2005
IAfrica South African News
Blair challenges world to help aid Africa
11 March 2005
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Blair challenges world to end 'obscenity' of African poverty
11 March 2005
Guardian, UK
Blair challenges the world to help end poverty, conflict, disease ...
11 March 2005
CBC News, Canada
Africa report calls for more aid
11 March 2005
ITV.com, UK
British report: Africa needs more aid, progress in democracy
11 March 2005
Indianapolis Star
'Marshall Plan' for Africa Depends on G8 Backing
11 March 2005
Reuters
'No Excuse for Plight of Africa' - Blair
11 March 2005
Scotsman, UK
Blair Calls on G-8 to Double Africa Aid to $50 Billion a Year
11 March 2005
Bloomberg
how the world can help, and why it must do so now
11 March 2005
Guardian
West is urged to raise Africa aid by £26bn a year
11 March 2005
Times Online, UK
Good ideas that lack the cash to have a happy ending
11 March 2005
Times Online, UK
British-sponsored commission calls for doubling world aid to Africa
11 March 2005
Channel News Asia, Singapore
Africa study 'no more than a PR stunt'
11 March 2005
Scotsman, UK
Africa Commission had to work out what was wrong and how to fix it
11 March 2005
THE INDEPENDENT
Five months of talks must win over G8 members
11 March 2005
Independent, UK
Top-level call for radical change in Africa aid
11 March 2005
Financial Times, UK
Africa Commission requires support of all stakeholders?
11 March 2005
IPPMedia Ltd
Money can’t buy you growth
11 March 2005
Business Day, South Africa
We need good governors, not aid
11 March 2005
Telegraph
Africa report to demand new cash
11 March 2005
BBC News
This time, get Africa's priorities right
11 March 2005
New Statesman
Africa report sees peace before prosperity
10 March 2005
The Kansas City Star
AP: Africa report provides map to recovery
9 March 2005

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Aid Simply Supports Govt Incompetence, Corruption
6 March 2005

AllAfrica.com
Trade not aid will meet Africa's challenges
3 March 2005
The Financial Express
Lagos: the Blair Commission for Africa Was Here
22 February 2005
AllAfrica.com