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23rd June 2002, 23:39
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/afr...000/1448758.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1448000/1448758.stm)
I found this on the BBC and I pose the Following Question:
Is it better to adhere to a political doctrine or is it better to find what works?
I think we can all agree that Africa is a mess. Now putting aside the notion that The US is totally to blame (I won't convince you and you won't convince me), there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.
By Peter Biles in Johannesburg
They are keen to stress that while foreign support is needed, Africa is not asking for more aid.
"In proposing the partnership, Africa recognises that it holds the key to its own development," states the document.
The African Initiative calls for a new relationship between Africa and the international community.
"In the past, European countries and the G8 focused on global financial structures and global economies", said Abdul Minty, South Africa's Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General.
"The decisions they were taking, affected the South very severely, and the South had no voice. Now there is a very important dialogue between developed and developing countries," he said.
A New African Initiative offers hope to a continent that is now trying to avoid being further marginalised in the global marketplace.
However, African leaders acknowledge that they must bring an end to conflict on the continent if there is to be investment and growth.
"If they spend more time discussing the economy, perhaps they won't fight as much," a leading African Union official commented optimistically.
The real test of the recovery plan for Africa will be how the ideas that have now been drafted, can be translated into the action needed to tackle the enormous economic and social problems facing Africa.
I found this on the BBC and I pose the Following Question:
Is it better to adhere to a political doctrine or is it better to find what works?
I think we can all agree that Africa is a mess. Now putting aside the notion that The US is totally to blame (I won't convince you and you won't convince me), there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.
By Peter Biles in Johannesburg
They are keen to stress that while foreign support is needed, Africa is not asking for more aid.
"In proposing the partnership, Africa recognises that it holds the key to its own development," states the document.
The African Initiative calls for a new relationship between Africa and the international community.
"In the past, European countries and the G8 focused on global financial structures and global economies", said Abdul Minty, South Africa's Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General.
"The decisions they were taking, affected the South very severely, and the South had no voice. Now there is a very important dialogue between developed and developing countries," he said.
A New African Initiative offers hope to a continent that is now trying to avoid being further marginalised in the global marketplace.
However, African leaders acknowledge that they must bring an end to conflict on the continent if there is to be investment and growth.
"If they spend more time discussing the economy, perhaps they won't fight as much," a leading African Union official commented optimistically.
The real test of the recovery plan for Africa will be how the ideas that have now been drafted, can be translated into the action needed to tackle the enormous economic and social problems facing Africa.