The failure of Live8

Solving world poverty (especially that in Africa), is a key issue, high upon every country's political agenda. As a Conservative, I feel those in African countries do deserve a better quality of domestic life to what they are receiving now...and yet, despite all this, I am 100% against the Live8 concert taking place next month.I have nothing against solving world poverty, but it appears to me that taking Bob Geldof's approach and throwing money at the issue (hoping the problem will go away) is going to do very little in helping the millions of people enduring famine and starvation every day. Britain has been funding Africa for decades with charities such as "Feed the world", "Comic relief", "Live Aid 1984", and the more recent "Band Aid 20" last Christmas. And yet, despite all this funding, what has changed? Answer: Nothing, because in all hindsight, Africa is the most corrupt nation upon the planet. Anyone who has heard of the events caused by Robert Mugabe and king Mswati III will know what I am talking about. Both of these political leaders have no regard for the welfare of their people whatsoever. For instance, Britain (through the funding of Comic Relief 2003), gave Mswati III (the present king of Swaziland), over £1.1 Million to spend on the welfare of his people in helping reduce the burden of poverty on them. And yet, just weeks after the king celebrated his 37th birthday, statistical analysis shows that Mswati III spent the exact total of £1.1 Million in funding his birthday celebration. Im no professional economist, but if the so called "king" has that much money to spend on a birthday party (along with his 13 wives and 25 children), then he certainly has that type of money in helping his people, who live in horrendous conditions, in a nation where 1 child dies of starvation/aids every 3 seconds. What is the point of this Live 8 concert taking place next week, when the money is only going to end up in the hands of the wrong people? Robert Mugabe is no exception. With continuous British funds also going to him every year (to help the poverty crisis within Zimbabwe), Mugabe, as Mswati III does, keeps the money, and in addition, confiscates grain/rice of African farmers and sells the produce for his own welfare. Africa is not a political democracy. It is merely a nation run by leaders who have no regard for their people whatsoever, and Britain (along with Bob Geldof's tree hugging ideas), are simply funding and encouraging them to continue acting the way they are. Africa needs to be saved; not only from poverty, but also those leaders who generate the mass poverty...those leaders who would rather spend £400 million on fighting civil wars in Ethiopia than saving their own people...and those leaders who laugh in the faces of our generosity. Live 8 with its mass expenditure is not the answer...and those such as Bob Geldof and Elton John need to realise that. And if your still not convinced, put it this way...you dont see many starving African leaders out there.