More on the concerts, the G8 summit and its plans on poverty.
Here the writer Raymond Garcia in Swans, harshly criticises the G8's plan to fight poverty as well as the inability of the media specifically American to present the real facts concerning African poverty.
Not only do the rich/ G8 countries hoist conditions onto the poor countries to receive aid, but the IMF will be put in charge of it, in other words they're asking the fox to guard the chickens.

Excerpt from the story:
"And the sorry fact is that Sir Bob and the future Sir Bono contribute to maintaining this fiction by signing on to the programs of the G-8, which will continue to legitimize the corporate exploitation of the resources of poor countries."

As well, here's reflection on the G-8.