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Tony Blair working to build the next frontiers of Africa
AGI founder, Tony Blair tells Reuters why investors should look to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Rwanda....
Africa will find its own solutions, but we all need to help
In advance of this year's G8, Tony Blair writes for Canada's Globe and Mail about the need to step up efforts from within and outside the continent to build up capacity and capability....
Tony Blair: What Aid Can't Buy In Africa
In an interview with Time, Tony Blair speaks about how 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. ...
Tony Blair calls for African development strategies to go beyond aid
Tony Blair added his voice to calls for African development strategies to go beyond aid, saying a predictable and transparent business environment was critical to sustainable development. ...
President Ernest Bai Koroma: It's time for Africa to get serious about investment
"At this new dawn of investment and opportunity, outdated perceptions of how Africa operates are being shed; investors are expressing surprise rather than despair. We know that it is only by attracting investment and growing the private sector that African countries will sustain their economic growth and transform their societies. It's time for investors to make their move." ...
Tony Blair sends congratulations as Rwanda formally joins Commonwealth
President Kagame was in London this week as Rwanda took the latest step in its development journey and its flag was officially raised alongside those of 54 other Commonwealth nations. The move is hailed by Rwandans as an example of their openness to the world and determination to play a full role in the global community. ...
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...
