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Strengthening Governing Capacity in Post-Conflict Liberia
Tony Blair has now taken his model of philanthropy to Liberia, which its president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, says "is not a poor country" with its rich natural resources, "but is a country that has been managed poorly." Fourteen years of civil war has decimated its infrastructure and impoverished its young population, 75 percent of whom are under the age of 25 and all of whom have spent more time in battle than in school....
Tony Blair talks to Newstime Africa about the work of his Africa Governance Initiative
Fresh from his six day trip to Africa, Tony Blair talks to Newstime Africa's Ahmed Kamara about the purpose of the Africa Governance Initiative and the work it's doing today in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Rwanda...
Tony Blair's return to Sierra Leone focuses on healthcare delivery programme
Tony Blair today returned to Sierra Leone this week to review the progress of the Africa Governance Initiative project with President Koroma, with a specific focus on healthcare and the work the Government of Sierra Leone is doing to prepare for the delivery of free healthcare for pregnant women and children under five....
Tony Blair and President Johnson Sirleaf speak to the BBC about 'good governance'
Listen to Tony Blair and the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, speak to the BBC World Service about the launch of the AGI Liberia project and the importance of good governance...
Tony Blair in Liberia to launch Africa Governance Initiative project with President Johnson Sirleaf
The project which follows a request from President Johnson Sirleaf will focus on the Ministry of State and will see a small team from the Initiative, under Mr Blair's guidance, working side-by-side with counterparts in the Liberian government with the aim to build the capacity at the centre of the Liberian administration to deliver for its people. ...
4,000 Jobs created as President Koroma secures $400 million Bio-fuel investment for Sierra Leone
President Koroma of Sierra Leone today attended the signing of a bio-fuel investment deal worth $400 million and 4,000 jobs over the next few years. ...
Paul Kagame speaks to This is Africa about Rwanda’s remarkable success story
“A lot is changing. The voices of Africa are becoming more pronounced. There is insistence on Africa being taken seriously by Africans themselves, and Africans are trying to assert themselves and not only say the right things but also be seen to be doing the right things...
"A Prosperous and Exciting Africa in Our Lifetime" Tony Blair talks to Africa Investor magazine
Tony Blair talks to Africa Investor magazine about his Africa Governance Initiative and his hopes for the future of the continent...
Tony Blair praises Sierra Leone's pro-business climate and encourages international investment
The Government of Sierra Leone marked eight years of widely under-appreciated political and economic progress at an event in London today - which has been co-organised by Tony Blair's Africa Governance Initiative - that showcased the country's many opportunities for investment....
Tony Blair meets with 'visionary leader' Paul Kagame during latest two day visit to Rwanda
Tony Blair hailed President Kagame's visionary leadership as he saw for himself the remarkable pace of Rwandan progress during a two-day visit to the East African country....