Africa: Pressure on debt cancellation increases

On Friday 1st April 2005, debt campaigners around the world will be targeting the representatives of rich creditor countries with a demand for debt cancellation. Organisations and activists, including many involved with the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, are planning to target the embassies of the G7 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and US - calling for full cancellation of the debts of the most impoverished countries. The action comes ahead of the meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC on 16th and 17th April. Visit the Eurodad website for more details and a detailed discussion about how the Commission for Africa dealt with the issue of debt cancellation.