Bush pledges Africa aid - with strings [View All]

PRESIDENT BUSH is ready to commit more American resources to Africa, but only for countries that put their houses in order, he has told The Times days before the G8 summit.
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On Africa, President Bush indicated to campaigners and the organisers of the Live 8 concerts that he was ready to be more generous. “I believe in the admonition, ‘To whom much has been given, much is required’,” he said.

He said that he wanted to speed up the flow of African aid money passing through Congress but made it clear that US donations depended on African leaders spending money on health and education projects, while tackling corruption.

He took issue with Mr Blair’s aim of doubling global aid to Africa to $50 billion (£28 billion) and disagreed with campaigners who say that the 0.16 per cent of US GDP that Washington spends on overseas aid is too low.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22649-1674945,00.html