Africa: Too little action on Africa's recovery plan

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has summed up the achievements of Africa's economic recovery plan: "Nothing. Whenever I am asked what we have done, it is meetings, meetings. We need action." The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a home-grown economic initiative to boost foreign investment and aid to the world's poorest continent, is struggling to make an impact three years after its launch.