http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/7233 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - UK/English/OneWorld UK/News from OneWorld UK/Africa and the G8 OneWorld UK, the voice of civil society and independent media, tracked the build-up to the G8 summit in July - which Tony Blair promised would give top priority to Africa - and is now helping keep African issues and summit follow-up on the international agenda. Return UK share of Nigeria debt deal, Tutu tells Brown http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/70197 Archbishop Desmond Tutu has accused the UK of "meanness of spirit" in a letter to Gordon Brown asking him to return £1.7bn that the UK will receive from Nigeria as its share of a deal by rich countries to write off much of Nigeria's debts. Debt continues to cripple, says new report http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/68198 Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala and the Philippines are among countries whose economies are still crippled by debt and who stand to gain nothing from the latest deal, says a new report. Consumers failed by WTO stalemate, says world body http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/116182/1/7233 Consumers International says it is "deeply disappointed" at the stalemate in world trade talks at the WTO. Justice for Africa postponed http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/66764 G8 leaders have failed to deliver justice for Africa and their Summit deal will not tackle poverty effectively, warns ActionAid. But the organisation says the momentum for justice is growing and there will be intense pressure for the world trade talks, World Bank conditionality review and the UN Millennium Review Summit to deliver before the year is out. C8 Summit: kids to have their say http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/66676 UNICEF has set up a children’s version of the G8 summit for them to discuss the issues and express their views. African perspectives http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/66650 A team of African journalists is filing news, views, and interviews from the G8 Summit. Make Poverty History Radio on air in Edinburgh http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/66471 A community radio station in Edinburgh has agreed to give up its wavelength on July 2nd so that the Make Poverty History campaign can broadcast news of the mass rally and reaction from the participants. The hypocrisy of corporate tax avoidance http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/63256 Campaigners in Davos have told business leaders that aggressive tax avoidance is a major barrier to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It is hypocrisy to preach free markets and corporate responsibility whilst avoiding citizenship obligations to pay taxes. From: The Berne Declaration