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The launch of the NEPAD and its presentation to the G8 has had the merit of putting the future of the African continent on the international public agenda. Increased media, political and public interest represents an opportunity to expose the neo-liberal development paradigm and policies that have been promoted for two decades by international financial institutions, the World Trade Organization, and G8 countries. It is imperative for African civil society voices to join in this debate, and for decision-makers to listen to sustainable pro-poor alternatives that are being proposed by social and economic justice activists, independent analysts, and those with personal or professional experience of the devastating impact of these neo-liberal economic policies in the large majority of African communities. The Africa-Canada Forum will be monitoring Canadian policy toward Africa at the G8 Summit and in other fora such as the WTO and Rio +10. Canadian NGOs are committed to continue to act in solidarity with African colleagues and social movements to advance the social, economic, cultural, political and civil rights of the African peoples.
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