BOTSWANA’S MOGAE CHIDES RICH COUNTRIES

THE industrialised world and particularly Group of Seven nations should do more to address the double scourge of AIDS and heavy foreign debt crippling southern Africa, says Botswana President Festus Mogae. Mogae said he was disappointed by the lack of response and accused the US government of making ”sympathetic noises” but doing little while African nations reeled on the edge of economic and demographic implosion. Mogae said the inadequate response was particularly frustrating when looked at in context of the West’s growing wealth. – Reuters