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...Juba doubt it can. They have coined a new term to describe its unique status: pre-failed state. In public, the international community tries to be more upbeat. But optimism is hard with so little time to prepare for separation. Southerners are expected overwhelmingly to choose to split Africa's largest country at a referendum on independence next Jan. 9, and David Gressly, the U.N.'s regional coordinator for southern Sudan, admits, "There is a lot of discussion about whether southern Sudan will be ready for secession." Asked whether South Sudan is sufficiently prepared to go it alone, former...
There is a fashion that is half right in saying that aid is not the answer to Africa's plight. Where it is wrong is that aid - especially focused on the killer diseases, like HIV/AIDS or malaria - saves lives and has a real impact. Where it is right, is that aid alone won't relieve Africa's poverty and underdevelopment. But good governance, the rule of law and a climate that welcomes solid private-sector investment can and will...
...That's why I was excited recently to announce that the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative will be working with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and the government of Liberia to improve the way government works and help build the capacity to secure the country's recovery. Already the Africa Governance Initiative, which I set up two years ago, works alongside President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Ernest Bai Koroma in Sierra Leone. They are examples of a new generation of pro-business, pro-reform African leaders, serious about rooting out corruption, protecting investors and leading more stable, better governed...
...They are not alone. Although there are exceptions, the good news is African countries are increasingly well governed, as the Mo Ibrahim index, measuring good governance in Africa, shows. Dramatic change is possible. Witness the strides made in Rwanda over the past 15 years: strong economic growth and positive social change, including bringing deaths from malaria under control...
...immensely proud of the step change in aid and debt relief we began at the G-8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005. Every day since, the donor aid given to developing countries has been saving thousands of lives. But such measures are not the whole answer to Africa's challenges. In the future, African countries should aim not to need development assistance. Good governance and sustained economic growth are key to eradicating poverty. That's the basis of the Africa Governance Initiative. (See pictures of Tony Blair...