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10/05/2004:

"U.K.'s Blair to Put Africa at Heart of the G-8 Agenda"

Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair this week will put efforts to curb disease and poverty in Africa at the center of the agenda of the Group of Eight industrial nations next year.

In his first trip since treatment for a heart flutter last week, Blair will arrive tomorrow in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, for talks with the nation's prime minister and a commission of Africa leaders drawing up a plan for action on issues including debt relief and AIDS.

Full Article : bloomberg.com