2 June 2000 : The week in Brief:

• China overcomes final hurdle to WTO entry as US congress grant it PNTR more
  
• World Bank refutes anti-capitalists claiming growth helps the poor as much as the rich more
  
• Africa’s Aids crisis is worsening and confused government policy is not helping more
  
• Conflicts scare investors away from Africa more
  
• Updates on Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Fiji more
  
• African diamond trade is fuelling conflicts more