http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/7234 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/69985 Gordon Brown's global poverty plans still fall short of what is needed, says Benedict Southworth, director of the World Development Movement. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/69356 The British government has drawn sharp criticism from development charities for taking a debt repayment from Nigeria which dwarfs the UK's entire annual aid budget for the African continent. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/68841 The UK Government must ensure that G8 countries reach international agreement on reducing the growing demand for energy said leading environment group, as G8 energy ministers meet in London today. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/68424 All the commitments made by both donors and African countries to lift the continent out of poverty will be consolidated into one action plan and monitored on an annual basis, the Department for International Development announced. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67960 Two months on from the G8 the Make Poverty History campaign is warning that there is no end in sight for the crisis facing the world's poorest people. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67841 The West is paralysing African economies through its unfair trading relationship with the continent, Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa told diplomats at the African Union in Addis Ababa. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67512 The IMF may have given the Republic of Congo a green light towards major debt relief despite government figures showing unexplained discrepancies of billions of dollars, a transparency coalition fears. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67415 Tony Blair is pushing for greater cooperation between the G8 group of industrialised countries on spending the $25bn of additional aid for Africa agreed at last month's Gleneagles summit to ensure it is effectively targeted to tackle poverty. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67269 Over one million Malians are at risk from the major food crisis gripping West Africa because rich countries have not responded to the call for emergency funds, an international development agency warns. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67234 Despite the long list of alleged human rights abuses charged against the Zimbabwean leader the prospect of him ever standing trial are bleak, most legal experts say. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67203 As 2.5 million people in Niger struggle to survive in the face of acute food shortages the UK’s best known charities have jointly appealed to the public for help. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67196 Uganda's first plant clinic, which responds to outbreaks of crop pests and diseases in rural areas, has proved such a success it will be replicated in the rest of the country. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67097 The G8 should be put under pressure until the messages on trade, aid and debt are finally heeded, says CAFOD. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67012 Less than a month after G8 leaders promised more and better aid for Africa, the international community has failed to respond adequately to the food crisis in Niger, said World Vision. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/66992 Proposed European Union sugar reforms will hurt the poorest and most vulnerable farmers in Europe and the developing world and will not end dumping, warned Oxfam.