In this video blog, prepared for the G8 meeting in Japan (July 2008), Yasmeen Khwaja of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI)argues for a renewed commitment to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and offers a five point plan to deliver faster progress.

In this video blog, prepared for the G8 meeting in Japan (July 2008), Fletcher Tembo argues that Japan should take the lead to put aid practice on the international community's agenda. A review of aid practice, he argues, will be vital in confronting the challenges ahead for development, and Fletcher offers three areas where Japan's influence could be most useful.

The aim of the Africa Progress Panel is to focus world leaders' attention on making the most of the growing number of opportunities for progress in Africa.

It will also comment on the challenges African governments, the G8 and other international partners face in meeting the commitments made towards Africa's development.

'The objective of the report of the Africa Progress Panel is to examine the state of the continent in 2008, to focus world leaders’ attention on delivering on existing commitments and to mobilise resources
to deal with new challenges, in particular the crisis in food production. The Panel has drawn on the work of various institutions and eminent individuals working on African issues to present an independent assessment of progress. We have strived to combine these assessments with our experie more...