Aid for Africa in spotlight at G8 summit

AID for Africa — and whether enough was coming from the world’s biggest economic powers — was in the spotlight as the Group of Eight nations met with seven African leaders at its annual summit.

Activists have accused some G8 countries, particularly France, Canada and Italy, of skimping on aid to Africa, and urged them to increase up their contributions. The US, Japan, Britain, Germany and Russia make up the other members of the G8.

German chancellor Angela Merkel has also urged G8 leaders to take a tough stance on Zimbabwe in the wake of Robert Mugabe’s widely denounced election win.