March 25, 2005

International Panel Calls for $5-Billion in Aid to African Universities

By AISHA LABI

The developed world should make a long-term commitment to provide at least $5-billion over the next decade to universities in Africa, an international panel said in a report released this month.

The recommendation comes from the Commission for Africa, which was set up last year by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Among its 17 members are African leaders; Ji Peiding, vice foreign minister of China; Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a former U.S. senator; and Bob Geldof, the rock musician who,

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