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1.	Mali: More aid needed for the north
	Author: IRIN, Dakar	Date Written: 14 July 2010
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: IRIN News
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org; www.fews.net/docs
	Key Words: Food shortage, Mali, WFP, FAO, Oxfam
	Summary & Comment: Mali is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, and aid agencies are struggling to respond adequately. Malnutrition affects 1 in 5 Malians in the north of the country. Much of the livestock is dead or dying. For a more detailed report (in French) on food insecurity in Mali, please see the FEWS pdf link below. JP
2.	USA/Africa: Detroit to Dakar
	Author: edited by William Minter	Date Written: 11 July 2010
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: AfricaFocus Bulletin
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.africafocus.org
	Key Words: USA/Africa, Detroit project, WSF, rights, delivery,
	Summary & Comment: This AfricaFocus Bulletins contains several documents from the Detroit to Dakar project and a summary of plans for Dakar as outlined at the World Social Forum planning meeting in Mexico City in May. WM
3.	New Cocoa Agreement is a sweet one - producers
	Author: Isolda Agazzi	Date Written: 5 July 2010
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: IPS News
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://ipsnews.net
	Key Words: Cocoa market, Ivory Coast
	Summary & Comment: A new agreement between cocoa producers will hopefully improve returns for small farmers and stakeholders. Cocoa has been one of the few commodities that has been resistant to the recent economic crisis. JP http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52052
4.	G8 Leaders offer little and fail to hold themselves accountable
	Author: Make Poverty History Press Release	Date Written: 26 June 2010
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Make Poverty History
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/share
	Key Words: G8 Summit, Make Poverty History, Aid commitment
	Summary & Comment: Canada’s largest coalition of diverse groups and NGOs has condemned the G8 Summit in Toronto as having failed to justify its existence. World leaders did not follow up on the aid pledges to Africa made at the Gleneagles summit five years ago. JP
5.	World division of wealth grotesque, says Commonwealth chief
	Author: La Francophonie Press Release	Date Written: 26 June 2010
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: All Africa.com
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.allafrica.com
	Key Words: G20 Summit, wealth inequality, economic crisis, MDG
	Summary & Comment: 90% of the world’s countries are not represented at the G20 Summit, therefore they have very little say or representation on economic issues that will effect them in the long term. JP
6.	Ten invaluable tips for assessing the G8
	Author: Gerry Caplan	Date Written: 25 June 2010
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Globe & Mail
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.globeandmail.com
	Key Words: G8 Summit, accountability, failed promises, Canada aid cuts
	Summary & Comment: Ten guidelines to navigate ’results’ from the G8. My favourite quote: "Canada now ranks 18th among the world’s major aid donors.” Stephen Harper has cut $700-million from our promised aid target. He has frozen all foreign aid, especially to Africa and de-funded 8 poor African countries. The eye-popping cost of security at this week’s summits . . . [expand]
7.	Claims of African economic growth hide divisions of rich and poor
	Author: Barry Mason	Date Written: 25 June 2010
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: World Socialist Web Site
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://wsws.org
	Key Words: African economic growth, rich, poor
	Summary & Comment: It has been said for some months that poverty and inequality are decreasing in Africa. However, the level of inequality is increasing as the economies of some sub-Saharan African countries grow. Absolute and relative numbers of people living in poverty remain high; and many people face food and nutrition insecurity, are unemployed or underemployed, . . . [expand]