CGD in the News
Broken Promises: Whatever Happened to Debt Relief for Africa? (International Herald Tribune)
6/27/02
WASHINGTON: Whatever happened to debt relief for the poorest countries in Africa? That's the question nobody is asking in the applause for the Bush administration's announcements last week of new support for AIDS prevention ($500 million) and for basic education ($100 million) in the world's poorest countries. It's the question nobody asked during the recent hoopla over Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill's 10-day African tour with the rock star Bono.