Europe's leaders urged to opt for growth
Europe's leaders met on Wednesday for crisis talks to rescue the euro amid a warning from the West's leading economic think-tank.
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Food security action must follow words
With the backing of the G8 and the private sector, smallholder farming will take Africa forward, writes Jane Karuku.
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Merkel has upper hand in meeting with Obama
President Barack Obama is likely to press German Chancellor Angela Merkel to support a growth package to bail out Europe at the G8 summit this weekend
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G8 summit pledges $20bn for Arab spring nations
Aid being compiled in Deauville aims to foster democracy and economic growth in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia.
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Libya rejects G8, open only to AU peace talks
The Libyan regime has rejected calls from the G8 world powers for strongman Muammar Gaddafi to step down and will only deal with the African Union.
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G8 leaders in France to grapple with global crises
Leaders of the world's richest nations have gathered for a summit to be dominated by the Arab Spring, the economy, and Japan nuclear disaster.
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Is inviting Africans to G8 meeting 'window-dressing'?
Questions are being asked whether the G8 invitation to African states to its summit reflects its concern about the litany of unmet promises.
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G8 must keep Aids promise
Civil society organisations make a fresh appeal for G8 to fulfil its Aids promises.
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Where women die daily
When the United Nations meets this week to discuss the Millennium Development Goals maternal mortality will be high on the agenda.
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Man of 'colossal experience'
The G8 was not created because countries liked each other but because of the world's economic problems, says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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