When we look further into their plans questions arise who is really going to benfit form this releif.

Most of the general public will presume it will reach all Africa.

[QUOTE]There is only a 60% chance of a deal on debt relief, it is no means certain, and on aid we don’t expect very much at all which is very disappointing

Romilly Greenhill, ActionAid [/QUOTE]

The true picture is this:

The G8 countries are United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia.

The 27 countries who have qualified for debt relief under the HIPC (highly-indebted poor countries initiative) are: Benin, Bolivia, Burkino Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Madagascar, Malawi, Mail, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

The 14 countries who theoretically qualify for debt relief but have not allowed to join so far are: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Comoros, Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Mynamar, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Vietnam, Yemen.

The Jubilee Debt coalition argues that another 21 countries should qualify for full debt relief: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Georgia, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lesotho, Nepal, Moldova, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.