"It was billed as a summit where a new future for Africa would be unveiled. African Union chief Alpha Oumar Konare laid out a 1.7 billion dollar plan that would help revitalise the troubled and marginalized continent ... While the 38 leaders attending the summit endorsed Konare's ambitious and costly three-year strategic plan to launch Africa into the 21st century, they stopped short of committing themselves to deliver the financial resources that it will require." (Quoted from article)