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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.

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.

Tony Blair calls for wider debate about the media and public life during ‘Progress at 15’ event

Tony Blair says a debate on the behaviour of the British media can only happen now because of the allegations of phone hacking and corruption at the News of the World.

Tony Blair Sports Foundation launches ‘Coaches for Clubs’ for Olympic legacy in the North East

Watch our exclusive new video on the work of the Tony Blair Sports Foundation and the 'Coaches for Clubs' initiative.

Speaking during a tour of grassroots sports clubs across the North East today, Founder and Patron of the Sports Foundation, Tony Blair said:

"The Olympics is going to be the biggest focus for sport in the whole world for 2012, and that shouldn’t just be about the top-level athletes; it's also got to be about grassroots sports, and the key to grassroots sports are volunteers and coaches.

"And that's what the Sports Foundation’s Coaches for Clubs campaign will do: it will inspire people to become volunteers and coaches and that will give thousands of children and young people access to sport.

"The great thing about this campaign is that it gives young people an opportunity to get involved in sport, young people who otherwise wouldn’t have that chance."

Tony Blair visits Nazareth as part of work to promote religious tourism to Israel and Palestine

VIDEO: Watch Quartet Representative Tony Blair visit the Fauzi Azar Inn on the Jesus Trail in Nazareth as part of his work to promote tourism in the Holy Land

Paperback of Tony Blair’s A Journey explores Arab Spring and the implications for Middle East peace

"Though a memoir is by its very nature retrospective, the book is also an attempt to inform and shape current and future thinking, as much as an account of the past."

Tony Blair talks to Australian TV about his work in schools and universities across the world

Tony Blair talks to Australian TV about the work of his Faith Foundation in schools and universities across the world