In
early 2004, the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, established
the Commission for Africa. The 17 members of the Commission,
9 from Africa and all working in their individual and personal
capacities, published their report "Our Common Interest" on
11 March 2005.
The Commission's report is addressed to the leaders of the G8
and to the wider international community. It is also addressed
to
the people of Africa and the world as a whole.
The
measures proposed by the Commission constitute a coherent package
to achieve the Commission's goal of a strong and prosperous
Africa.
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This website is the permanent archive of the work of the Commission
for Africa. Here you can read the Commission report and other materials
associated with the Commission. These include the background to
the Commission, its meetings, how
it consulted in Africa and around the world, and its work to
present the report to various audiences. The Commission timeline offers
an overview of the Commission's activities from May 2004 to July
2005. This website was updated
for the last time on 29 July 2005.
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Building on the momentum of the Commission for Africa, African
and international businesses have formed a new coalition - Business
Action for Africa - to develop and showcase actions to promote
successful African development. As part of the Commission's outreach
work with schools in the UK a consortium of development education
organisations created
the Learning
Africa website as a resource to help teachers explore the issues
raised by the Commission's findings in the classroom.
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