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Tony Blair: The 21st Century belongs to Africa, a continent on the brink of fulfilling its potential

Interview with SABC, South Africa - Speaking at the Beyond Sport Summit in Cape Town, Tony Blair hailed the African continent, saying it's on the brink of fulfilling its potential. Tony Blair was attending the annual Summit in his role as Chairman of Ambassadors for Beyond Sport, an organisation which uses sport as a catalyst for social change.

Inspiring the North East

Inspired by 2012, the 'Coaches for Clubs' campaign sees the Foundation team up with school and sports clubs across the North East to inspire people to become volunteers, coaches and officials in the communities that need them most. The Inspire mark is an entirely new programme, something that no previous Olympic Games or Paralympic Games has done and shows how the Sports Foundation is working to provide the North East with an Olympic legacy.

Africa Has The Potential To Be The Success Story Of The 21st Century

Africa has the potential to be the success story of the 21st century. The Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative is pioneering a new way of working with African countries to help turn this ambition into action. We are equipping committed African leaders with the capacity to deliver the public services which their citizens have a right to expect, to tackle deep-rooted poverty, and to attract the sustainable investment to build strong economies for the future.

Busan: Tony Blair answers questions on how we can better use aid to build capacity

Following his Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectivness Panel, Tony Blair responds to questions from Save the Children's Chief Executive, Justin Forsyth and Michael Scharff, Senior Research Specialist at Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University.

Busan: Tony Blair answers questions on how we can identify and support African leaders

Following his Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectivness Panel, Tony Blair responds to the questions from the Overseas Development Institute's Director Alison Evans and the London School of Economics Dr Linje Manyozo on the international community can better support African leaders, including developing young political leadership.

Tony Blair speaks to Channel 4 News about the “extraordinary dignity and courage” of Philip Gould

In an interview recorded yesterday for Channel 4 News, Tony Blair spoke of Philip Gould’s lasting impact on British politics as well as the way he faced death with extraordinary dignity and courage.

Tony Blair on ending aid dependence within a generation

Tony Blair set out his vision for how Africa working with the international community can eliminate aid dependence within a generation.

The Patron of the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative was speaking at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) event series on "Busan and beyond: aid effectiveness in a new era." 

Speaking on the topic "Rethinking leadership for development" Tony Blair talked about the need to use aid to end aid by helping African governments to build their capacity to deliver for their people.

Tony Blair talks to Al Jazeera about the Quartet’s call for direct Middle East peace talks

Tony Blair: only resolution will come through direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians

Tony Blair speaks in Tel Aviv at the first International Conference for Regional Cooperation, organised by Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Development Minister Silvan Shalom. The Quartet Representative set out his determination to see a return to direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians as soon as possible to go alongside the work being done to improve the facts on the ground.

Northumbria University Sport Central opens its doors