Africa, the G8, and the Blair Initiative

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In some cases hyperlinks allows you to access all versions of a report, including the latest. Note that many reports are periodically updated.In 2005, Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a major diplomatic effort to marshal the resources he saw as needed to eradicate extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. On 11 March 2005 a high-level Commission for Africa appointed by Blair issued a comprehensive report elaborating the initiative, which won support from President Chirac of France and Germany’s Chancellor Schroeder. He intended to focus the July 2005 G8 summit at Gleneagles in Scotland, which he was to chair, on this initiative. This report examines the British proposals, and the reactions of the United States.

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EveryCRSReport.com https://www.everycrsreport.com/

FAS: Congressional Research Service [CRS] Reports https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/index.html

United Kingdom, House of Common: The Commission for Africa and policy coherence for development http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmintdev/123/12302.htm

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