Reuers Alertnet reports on figures from Christian Aid showing that despite the fun and games and self-congratulation at Gleneagles UK profited by over 11 billion quid from Subsaharan Africa last year.

 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/218275/115209401523.htm

 http://www.christianaid.org.uk/news/media/pressrel/060705p.htm

Great to see the good ol' colonial-capitalist wealth sucking machine is in fine working order.

Beyond the bald statement "‘The main culprits in this are large corporations and rich individuals who took £22 billion in profits and capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa last year." names of the beneficiaries of this trade are not named. Please feel free to speculate as to who they might be in your comments.

[Christian Aid is a religiously motivated and unreliable source] but even if 11 billion is on the high side the situation is as appalling as it has been for centuries.