Bono urges Blair and Brown to lead world in helping Africa

BONO yesterday urged British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown to use Britain’s influence to transform the future of Africa.

The U2 frontman called on the two men to use Britain’s presidency of the G8 and EU next year to lead an international effort to tackle the continent’s poverty.

Bono made his remarks in an address to the Labour Party conference in Brighton, where he was international guest speaker.