Africa: Nepad Joburg office 'should close'

Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, one of the main promoters of the ambitious program for African development known as Nepad, argued on Monday that the program's headquarters in Johannesburg should be closed as a waste of money. "They are spending money for nothing; they should close that office," Wade said. "Since Nepad was founded (in 2001), its officials have spent $15m; they have not moved anything forward an inch and they will not move anything forward."