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21 July 2005 Africa: The real battle continues
Article by Tidjane Thiam
(this article first appeared in The Ghanaian Chronicle)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
6 July 2005 Now is the time to support a changing Africa
Article by Nick Stern
(this article first appeared in Epolitix)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
1 July 2005 Interview with William Kalema
(this article first appeared in the Ugandan Press)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
1 July 2005 France's role
Article by Bob Geldof
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1 July 2005 Facing up the Facts
Article by K.Y. Amoako		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
1 July 2005 Africa's moment of hope must not be lost
Article by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
(this article first appeared in the San Diego Times, US)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
14 June 2005

Article by Bob Geldof
(this article first appeared in the Times, UK)

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7 June 2005 Speech by Linah K Mohohlo at the Launch of the Commission for Africa Report in Beijing, China Adobe Acrobat Reader  
6 June 2005 Africa is changing fast
Article by Linah Mohohlo on her visit to Japan		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
1 June 2005 Speech at the Launch of a French version of the Commission for Africa report by Gareth Thomas the UK Under-Secretary of State for International Development Download Adobe Acrobat  
31 May 2005 L'Afrique Quand Meme (francais only)
Article by Michel Camdessus		   Download Adobe Acrobat
17 May 2005 Supporting Africa's Renaissance
Article by Nick Stern
(this article first appeared in the New Jersey Star-Ledger, US)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
6 May 2005

The Tools of Opportunity
Article by Bill Rammell MP, UK Education Minister
(this article first appeared in the Times Educational Supplement, UK)

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1 May 2005 Partners for Africa
Article by Tony Blair
(this article first appeared in the Commonwealth Year Handbook) 		Download Adobe Acrobat  
28 April 2005

What the Commission for Africa means for science in Africa
Article by William Kalema
(this article first appeared in the SciDev magazine, UK)

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27 April 2005 Making Development Happen: Growth and Empowerment. Presidential Lecture, Nicholas Stern, World Bank, Washington DC
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25 April 2005 Speech by Ralph Goodale at the Canadian Council for African Conference in Toronto, Canada Download Acrobat file Download Acrobat file
21 April 2005 The call goes out to the World Bank: do more for Africa
Article by Trevor Manuel
(this article first appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, US)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
8 April 2005

The New Challenge for Africa
Article by K.Y. Amoako
(this article first appeared in l'expresso, France)

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17 March 2005 Statement by Anna Tibaijuka for the G8 Environment and Development Ministerial Download Acrobat file  
11 March 2005 Prime Minister Tony Blair's remarks at the launch of the Commission for Africa report Download Acrobat file  
11 March 2005 Remarks by the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the launch of the Commission for Africa report at the British Museum Download Acrobat file  
11 March 2005 Speech by Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance for the Republic of South Africa at the launch of the Report of the Commission for Africa, British Museum, London Download Acrobat file  
11 March 2005 Speech by Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director UN-HABITAT, and Under Secretary General of the United Nations, at the launch of the Report of the Commission for Africa, British Museum, London Download Acrobat file  
11 March 2005 Speech by Bob Geldof at the launch of the Report of the Commission for Africa, British Museum, London Download Acrobat file  
11 March 2005 Question and Answer Session at the launch of the Report of the Commission for Africa, British Museum, London Download Acrobat file  
11 March 2005 Finding solutions to fundamental problems
Article by Anna Tibaijuka
(this article first appeared in The Guardian, UK)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
11 March 2005 Africa has become a living wound. Now we have the chance to heal it.
Article by Bob Geldof
(this article first appeared in The Independent, UK) 		Download Adobe Acrobat  
11 March 2005 The role of business in building a strong and prosperous Africa
Article by Myles Wickstead, Head of the Secretariat to the Commission for Africa		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
11 March 2005 Africa needs action to promote peace and security - not more words or new ideas
Article by Tidjane Thiam
(this article first appeared in La Stampa, Italy)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
23 February 2005 KY Amoako speech to UK parliamentarians, London Download Acrobat file  
27 January 2005 Special Address by Tony Blair at the Opening Plenary, Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum Download Acrobat file  
17 January 2005 Trevor A. Manuel, Minister of Finance, republic of South Africa, Commissioner for Africa Consultation of the Economic Theme Download Acrobat file  
17 January 2005 Speech by the Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequeur, at the Commission for Sfrica Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa Download Acrobat file  
6 January 2005 Mr Gordon Brown, National Gallery, Scotland Download Acrobat file  
6 January 2005 Anna Tibaijuka speaks at Commission for Africa Consultation, Dar es Salaam Download Acrobat file  
8 December 2004 Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequeur at Cafod's Pope Paul VI Memorial Lecture Download Acrobat file  
6 December 2004 Commissioner Hilary Benn - Building capable states in Africa – policy priorities for the G8 Download Acrobat file  
24 November 2004 Hilary Benn speaks at BBC World Service Trust/DFID Conference: 'Towards 2005 - Harnessing the Power of Media in the Fight against Global Poverty' Download Acrobat file  
9 November 2004 Dr Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Conference on Land in Africa, Church House, Westminster, London Download Acrobat file  
9 November 2004 Speech by President Mkapa at Africa Regional Workshop on Harmonization and Alignment for Development Effectiveness ad Managing for Results Download Acrobat file  
7 October 2004 Prime Minister Tony Blair's Speech in Addis Ababa Download Acrobat file  
7 October 2004 Meles Speech, Addis Ababa, Ethopia, Opening Africa Download Acrobat file  
23 September 2004 Fola Adeola, Keynote Address, Seminar on Supporting Africa's Development: Sharing Experiences to Reduce Poverty, Beijing China Download Acrobat file  
27 July 2004 Interview with Hilary Benn Download Adobe Acrobat  
1 July 2004 Interview with Anna Tibaijuka
(this article first appeared in SSI)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
1 July 2004 Future Positive Perspectives
Interview with Bob Geldof
(this article first appeared in Dazed and Confused, South Africa)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
15 June 2004 Article by Linah Mohohlo and William Kalema Download Acrobat file  
14 June 2004 Interview with Hilary Benn
(this article first appeared in epolitix)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
1 June 2004 Article by Nick Stern
(this article first appeared in Business Day)		 Download Adobe Acrobat  
24 May 2004 Message to the Commissioners at the First Meeting from Rt. Hon. Tony Blair Download Acrobat file  
19 May 2004 Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, The Commission for Africa: An important Opportunity Download Acrobat file  
4 May 2004 The Work of the Commission for Africa
Article by Hilary Benn
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