Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $49,568
61%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 61%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: stupidafricans

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Africans puzzled by Live 8 but hope for change

    07/04/2005 1:48:59 AM PDT · by End Times Sentinel · 17 replies · 555+ views
    Reuters ^ | Sun Jul 3 | Rebecca Harrison
    Africans puzzled by Live 8 but hope for change By Rebecca HarrisonSun Jul 3,10:35 AM ET Few Africans watched the star-studded Live 8 gigs meant to highlight their plight but many said on Sunday any bid to relieve poverty was welcome -- even faraway rock concerts performed for rich whites.Up to 2 billion people watched broadcasts of Saturday's Live 8 concerts, performed on four continents to help draw attention to poverty in Africa and press the world's most powerful leaders to cancel debt, boost aid and scrap unfair trade barriers.Yet in Africa where most people are too poor to own...