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Top-level call for radical change in Africa aid

By David White

Published: March 11 2005 02:00 | Last updated: March 11 2005 02:00

A blunt message calling for a "radical change in the way donors behave and deliver assistance" to African countries is issued in a high- profile report being presented today by the UK-sponsored Commission for Africa.

The report argues for a doubling and possibly tripling of aid to Africa from existing levels, removal of rich-country trade barriers, a shift in policy towards capacity-building and early talks on a treaty to control arms sales.

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