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24 February 2005: Programme Number 36

TOGO - POLITICAL CRISIS DEEPENS,
RWANDAN GENOCIDE SUSPECTS PROTEST IN ARUSHA,
AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

Togo sinks deeper into a political crisis as the military-installed Faure Gnassingbe refuses to take the advice of African leaders that he should step down. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Tuliameni Kalomoh shares with us the UN's position: "Togo does not need political isolation; [it] does not need any economic dislocation. They need political stability; they need tranquillity as they mourn their leader."

In Arusha, Tanzania, more than forty former Rwandan government officials being held in connection with the 1994 genocide protest against moves by the tribunal to send them to Kigali. We hear from Tribunal Spokesman, Roland Amoussouga.

And what Africa needs to do to achieve key development goals. The head of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, K. Y. Amoako outlines some of the key things needed: "More money from the developed world. I think it's estimated for Africa for example, that right now, overseas aid flow to Africa is below 20 billion dollars so to meet the MDGs we'd like to see this go up to 73 billion dollars."

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