Tutu urges action as Blair to visit G8 leaders

ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu yesterday called on leaders of the world’s eight richest nations to show the world cares about Africa.

The veteran campaigner welcomed the debt cancellation deal brokered by British Chancellor Gordon Brown. But the South African churchman called on G8 leaders to go further when they gather in Scotland next month.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has jetted off on a frantic round of shuttle diplomacy to press for further action on African development and climate change at the Gleneagles summit.