Proceeding contribution from Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on Africa.
Africa
I am glad that it is not beneath the Foreign Secretary to take an intervention from one of the smaller parties. There have been four coups in the past six months in Africa, and eight of the worst dictators are in sub-Saharan Africa. Governments are desperately abusing the state apparatus to stay in power. Does the Foreign Secretary think that there is a crisis in multi-party democracy in Africa and what is he doing to try to challenge and address that?
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- 2008-09
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- Debts Developing countries Development aid Africa Democracy Human rights Humanitarian aid Disease control HIV/AIDS Economic situation Politics and government Trade Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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