Links to commentaries, etc. on the Commission for Africa Report in African & other publications at allafrica.com

Sorry, Tony, African Graft is Even More Incurable Than Aids. 23 March 2005. 

Blair Talks of Ordinary Africans, But How Will He Reach Them? 23 March 2005.

Africa Commission Report: The Unbreakable Link - Debt Relief and Development . 21 March 2005.

Africa Report: A Test of Will. 21 March 2005.

Africa: Rich Countries Promise More Aid. 21 March 2005. Commission for Africa report launched as Tony Blair puts the continent top on the agenda for G-8 Summit.

Commonwealth Secretary-General: Commission Report a Step Forward -- But Africa

Needs Quantum Leap. March 17, 2005.

Blair Commission Recommendations Need Broad Support - Amoako. 12 March 2005. K. Y Amoako, an economist and commission member, says grass roots support is needed to "put the issues on the table" and turn the recommendations into policy.

Scientists, Academics and Politicians React. 14 March 2005.

Africa Needs Quantum Leap - Commonwealth Secretary General. 17 March 2005

Report Is 'New Paradigm' - Ethiopian PM. 18 March 2005

Our Uncommon Interest. 21 March 2005. What is needed to reduce poverty levels in Africa is a renewed commitment by world leaders to promote growth and development, argues Joseph Gitau.

ADB President Welcomes Report of the Commission for Africa. 18 March 2005.

UK/Africa: Commissioning Development?. 18 March 2005. Blair's Commission for Africa report ... has received mixed reviews. The report is largely a composite of frequently repeated

Making Poverty History. 18 March 2005.

How Much Chewing Gum Will Save a Continent? 18 March 2005. All that is needed from the rich to save Africa is the price of "half a stick of chewing gum a day from everyone," rock star and now star Africa activist Bob Geldof declared Friday.

The Commission Report 'A New Paradigm' - Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi. 18 March 2005.

Secretary-General: Commission Report a Step Forward. 17 March 2005. "The Commission for Africa Report is a step in the right direction, but we still need a quantum leap before we see real change in the lives of African people," said Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon

Commission for Africa Calls for Continent's Involvement. 17 March 2005. Africa's leadership and participation is crucial in the fight against the continent's political strife, economic stagnation and social upheavals.

Ask What Britain Can Do for Africa. 16 March 2005. The Commission for Africa report outlines at length what the world must do for Africa and Africa for itself. The report also sets out what Britain could be doing for Africa, and is not.

NEITI: Moving From Secrecy to Transparency. 16 March 2005. The new report throws up Mr. Blair's old Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, first announced September 2002.

Blair Wants Action On Africa. 15 March 2005. IMMEDIATE action should be taken to address Africa's poverty, said UK Prime Minister Tony Blair

Africa is No Junior Partner in Own Development - ActionAid.15 March 2005.

Commission for Africa Report Launched. 15 March 2005.

Africa Must Take Up Mantle. 15 March 2005. AFRICA has a chance to dig itself out of the mire with the concern that the international community has shown towards the world's poorest continent.

Tide Has Turned in African Prospects. 15 March 2005.

No More Excuses: Africa Commission Report Must Spark Real Change. 14 March 2005. The Africa Commission's report released today graphically illustrates the waste of human potential in Africa because of poverty and conflict - a preventable tragedy and a global injustice.

Now for the Hard Part. 14 March 2005. No one doubts that, as the Commission for Africa has just emphasised, stronger universities are needed across the continent. The challenge is to create credible plans for achieving this - and then 'sell' them to potential donors.

Blair's African Dream...The Answers Lie in Us. 14 March 2005. Or should I have said Blair's dream for Africa?

Blair Seeks 25bn for Africa's Annual Debt Relief. 14 March 2005.

World Bank Endorses Commission for Africa Report. 14 March 2005.

Scientists, Politicians and Academics React to Blair Commission Report. 14 March 2005. Scientists, politicians, academics and others from across Africa comment below on the findings of the Commission for Africa

Commission for Africa. 14 March 2005. THE report of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's Commission for Africa contains a series of proposals for how development on the continent can be given "a comprehensive big push". It's a powerful document with strong messages for Africa and the world.

World Bank to Support Blair's Africa Plan With Cash. 14 March 2005.

A Mixed Verdict for Commission's Report. 14 March 2005. A "decisive first step" towards making poverty in Africa history, an "exercise to cover up the Iraq war": reactions to the report issued last week by Britain's Commission for Africa have been many and varied.

Africa; Do Not Give Us Another Stillbirth Please. 14 March 2005. Africa is once again pregnant with hope.

Debt Relief May Not Improve Our Lives. 14 March 2005.

Blair's Commission Proposes $50bn Aid for Africa. 14 March 2005.

Fraud Bars Africa's Growth - Commission. 14 March 2005.

Commission for Africa Stresses Shared Responsibilities. 14 March 2005.

'Hard-Hitting' Report Needs Grass Roots Support To Turn Bold Recommendations Into Policy, Amoako. 12 March 2005.

How Europe Tricks Africa. 11 March 2005. At last the Western states appear to be beginning to own up. It is that Western companies and experts are major players in the myriad of corrupt deals involving African states.

Blair Report Calls for Massive Aid to Africa. 11 March 2005.

Pessimism Greets UK's Rescue Plan for Africa. 11 March 2005. "We've heard it all before" was the response from many Africans to Britain's new rescue plan for the continent, revealing doubts over whether well-meaning words will translate into action.

Annan Welcomes UK Commission On Africa Report As Important Contribution to Solutions. 11 March 2005.

Science Capacity 'Imperative' for Africa's Development. 11 March 2005.

Mbeki Welcomes Africa's Bold Report. 11 March 2005.

Money Can't Buy You Growth. 11 March 2005. RADICAL solutions to Africa's plight are suddenly in vogue. But they are wide of the mark, falsely presuming that the problem with African development has been not enough aid and debt relief -

Commission for Africa Report Launched. 11 March 2005.

Another Bombardment of Well-Meant Initiatives? 09 March 2005. According to Tony Blair, the ills that have been afflicting Africa such as poverty, disease and war, are preventable with the right leadership

Blair Faces Africa Trade Heat. 08 March 2005. Tony Blair tomorrow (Wednesday 9 March) faces growing pressure over plans for Africa to open its markets to western imports - from a key Ugandan MP.

Commission for Africa To Seek US$5 Billion to Strengthen African Universities. 08 March 2005.

Aid Simply Supports Govt Incompetence, Corruption. 07 March 2005.

Lagos: the Blair Commission for Africa Was Here. 23 Feb 2005. A member of the Commission for Africa, Fola Adeola, has lamented that the continent is the only single regional block in the world that is not participating in the rapidly expanding global economy...

Tory MP Dismisses Blair's CFA As Hogwash, Window Dressing. 22 Feb 2005. A BRITISH Conservative Party member of parliament has dismissed Prime Minister Tony Blair's Commission for Africa (CfA) as "hogwash and window dressing".