World leaders gathered in Scotland this week for the G-8 summit are discussing an increase in international aid as a means of reducing poverty and disease in Africa. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been encouraging other G-8 nations to double monetary aid to the continent by 2010, while the U.S. has favored a more cautious approach. What are the prospects for change in international aid for Africa? How would these funds be used?

Raj Desai, professor of International Development at Georgetown University, will be online Thursday, July 7, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the G-8 summit and international aid.

Visit the online discussion here. [1]