Live8 to G8

policy makers and people in power must continue to address the problems of africa. the problems to overcome include disease, famine, poverty and corruption.

while bush and blair may quibble over details, africa proves a priority. whether the motive be some christian impulse or the greater view that stability comes from freedom and opportunity, president bush has advanced US efforts regarding africa.

The administration said two weeks ago that aid to Africa has tripled since 2001; it plans to double the 2004 level to $8.6 billion by 2010.
"Helping those who suffer and preventing the senseless death of millions of people in Africa is a central commitment of my administration's foreign policy," Bush said recently, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his side.
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Bush has sought $15 billion over five years to combat AIDS, mostly in Africa. On Thursday, Bush called for spending $1.2 billion to cut malaria deaths in half by 2010 in Africa.
Africa also is prospectively the largest beneficiary of a Bush foreign assistance initiative that rewards countries that are led by effective governments.

some good has been done, must continue to be done...especially to overcome the rampant corruption on the continent.