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01/10/2005:

"West's hypocrisy adds to Africa's misery"

GORDON BROWN is a man with a mission. Tomorrow the Chancellor will fly off on a whirlwind tour of southern Africa as he pursues his personal, political and moral crusade for what he calls a new Marshall Plan for the world’s poorest continent.

Mr Brown's mission is a timely one. At a moment when global attention has been rightly focused on tackling the plight of the nations ravaged by the Asian tsunami, the Chancellor's trip should help to remind the nation and the world of the equally pressing cause of Africa.

Full Article : timesonline.co.uk