Mbeki calls for debt relief for Africa
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The Deputy President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, has ended a tour of Asian countries with a call for the international community to accelerate debt relief to poorer African countries. Speaking in Hong Kong, Mr Mbeki said more generous debt relief would help Africa continue its journey from despair to hope, that was changing the face of the continent — and would provide major economic opportunties for Asian business. Mr Mbeki’s comments came the day after the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, said African leaders had failed their people — and called on them to urgently tackle the continent’s political and economic problems. Source : news.bbc.co.uk |