'Not About Charity'

5 May 2006
Bono was speechifying last night, discussing poverty in Africa with the Economic Club of Grand Rapids. Watch a clip online here.

"Africa is a continent bursting into flames,' said Bono. 'And deep down, if we really accept it, that Africans are equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out.'

Watch the opening ten minutes here.

Keep up to date on the campaign to fight poverty in the developing world here.

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