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Bob Geldof

The Irish singer and composer Bob Geldof held in 1985 a huge concert to help Africa, Live Aid. Today, he is trying to hold Live 8, a number of concerts that will take place simultaneously on July 2, 2005 in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Philadelphia for Africa and fight against AIDS.

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“Don’t blink: the world is tilting on its axis”

by Bob Geldof

23 June 2005

A year ago, when I suggested Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to establish a Commission for Africa, I expected in secret a political success, open up a public debate about the greatest problem of our time. The success or failure of our efforts greatly would depend upon the will and capacity of the (…)