Sins of omission

Irish Africa campaigner and rock musician Sir Bob Geldof has persuaded British Prime Minister Tony Blair to set up a commission on Africa to coincide with Britain's chairing of the Group of Eight industrial countries and its presidency of the European Union next year.

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Irish, Bob Geldof, Tony Blair, Ethiopian, Meles Zenawi, South African, Thabo Mbeki, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ghanaian, K.Y. Amoako, Olusegun Obasanjo, German, Willy Brandt, Canada, Algeria, Egypt, Gordon Brown, France

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