Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof Too Has a Part to Play in the G8's Broken Promises to Africa
That members have not delivered on Gleneagles is not in doubt. But Make Poverty History made aid delivery seem too simple. By Madeleine Bunting

And Still He Stays Silent
By hailing the failure of this summer's G8 summit as a success, Bob Geldof has betrayed the poor of Africa. George Monbiot

Saying the Unsayable
Rory Carroll explains how Bob Geldof's outspokenness over the Aids crisis facing Ethiopia stung the country's leaders.

Bob Geldof Hits the Dirt Road Again, Media in Tow
Rory Carroll in Sekota, Ethiopia, watched the Live Aid star take the West to task for parsimony.

Does fame help spread the word?
Bob Geldof's return to Ethiopia has turned the spotlight back on pop stars who become activists. He attacked the EU again yesterday in a debate with Glenys Kinnock MEP, who branded his criticism of the union as "unhelpful and misinformed".

Pop and politics
As Bob Geldof emerges as a leading eurosceptic, here is a guide to pop idols who have used fame to promote their political beliefs.