"Time for excuses on Africa is over: Blair"

ADDIS ABABA: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to say on Thursday that the time for excuses on Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will turn the continent's problems into a global priority.

The meeting of the British-sponsored Commission for Africa is drawing up a policy agenda for London to press when it takes the leadership of both the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations and European Union next year.

"Once we have that report, the time for excuses will be over. The world, inside Africa and outside Africa, will know not just what the problems are, but also the solutions," Blair is to say in his speech.

"The means to finally lift Africa out of poverty will be there for us to grasp," he adds.

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