In 2005 when the UK was presiding the G8 meeting, aid and international development was the main agenda. Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister of that time, was determined to ‘end’ poverty in Africa. Prior to the G8, Tony Blair had established the Commission for Africa composed of prominent African and international leaders. The Commission produced a report with recommendations. The aim of the Commission and the report was ‘to take a fresh look at Africa’s past and present and the international community’s role in its development path’. Noteworthy is that Tony Blair established the Commission so as to cease opportunities of UK’s double chairmanship of the EU and G8 in the same year. He had argued that: Continue reading →