African leaders unveiled the first two in a series of country reports on Sunday aimed at showcasing government reforms in the world's poorest continent and reassuring donors that any new funds will not be squandered, Reuters reported. The 250-page reports, analysing Rwanda and Ghana's performance in human rights, democracy and economic development, are part of a new home-grown initiative that will now be applied to four more countries before the end of the year. The reports and the reforms they are designed to promote form the basis upon which Africa has appealed for a dramatic increase in aid and debt relief from the Group of Eight rich nations to combat poverty and spur economic growth. African leaders at a summit attended by six heads of state, out of a total 23 invited, got the first glimpse of the reports which are expected to be made public within six months. Ghana's report applauded the former British colony's "success in consolidating democracy", but criticised the lack of separation between the legislature and executive, according to a summary of the findings distributed to journalists. --More 2306 Local Time 2006 GMT
