G-8/African Leaders Launch New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition

President Jakaya Kikwete, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia,  Ghana’s President John Atta Millls and President Yayi Boni of Benin,  chairman of the African Union as the first African leaders  to attend a G-8 summit at Camp David in Maryland, USA

The New Alliance represents a shared commitment to raise 50 million people out of poverty in the next decade by aligning commitments of Africa’s leadership, the private sector, and the G-8. Central features of the New Alliance will be realizing the promise of L’Aquila, launching partnerships, mobilizing private capital, reducing and managing risk, improving nutritional outcomes and reducing child stunting, ensuring accountability for results, and taking innovations to scale. The initial countries participating in the New Alliance will be Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania.

Straight Talk Africa on May 23, 2012. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture shares her thoughts with Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali on how leaders of the eight industrialized nations of the G8 and African nations gathered to address the acute food security agenda as the $20 billion pledge is about to expire from the 2009 L’Aquila, Italy meeting.