1 December 2000 : the week in brief

• ‘Mbeki reveals African development plan’
  
• ‘WTO failure in Seattle must be springboard for the global economy’
  
• ‘Candle lit for debt relief’s unfinished business’
  
• ‘Russian cabinet says yes to corporate governance’
  
• ‘Short fears for EC trade reforms’
  
• Reports from climate talks at the Hague