Geldof: 'African corruption blocking aid'

Live 8 organiser Bon Geldof fears corruption in Africa is blocking billions of dollars in aid from reaching those dying from poverty.

The former Boomtown Rats frontman is appealing to governments in the continent, asking them to work with campaigners to help eradicate suffering in the area.

However, Geldof singled out politicians in Benin, Mozambique and Tanzania, praising them for their ethical government policies.

He says: "The rich world can pour endless billions into the continent of Africa but none of this will work unless African governments are serious.

"Corruption is a by-product of poverty. We have corruption in France, Germany and Ireland. We are rich enough so that it doesn't kill us.

"In sub-Saharan Africa, it kills people. And it must stop. None of this works, none, zero, unless the governments of Africa are equally serious about trying to pull their people out of poverty."