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Commission to tackle HIV/AIDS and other challenges

    JOHANNESBURG

    British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced the establishment of a commission on Africa to examine HIV/AIDS and other challenges faced by the continent.

    The commission, under the chairmanship of Blair, will include politicians, economists and advocacy group representatives from Africa and developed nations.

    A one-year deadline has been allowed for the commission to develop a report that will highlight Africa on the international agenda during 2005, when Britain chairs the G8 group of the world's most industrialised countries.

    During a press conference in London, Blair said the commission aimed to produce "a comprehensive assessment of the situation in Africa and policies toward Africa - what has worked, what has not worked, and what more can and should be done."

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