8 Goals for Africa features Yvonne Chaka Chaka from South Africa, Angelique Kidjo from Benin, Oliver Mtukudzi from Zimbabwe, Mingas from Mozambique, Eric Wainaina from Kenya, Baaba Maal from Senegal, and the Soweto Gospel Choir from South Africa. World renowned jazz musicians Hugh Masekela and Jimmy Dludlu from South Africa are instrumentalists on the track, produced by Arthur Baker from the United States of America.

“There can be no spectators in the fight against poverty,” said Helen Clark at the launch. “Everyone has a role to play in scoring the 8 Millennium Development Goals, which if reached would improve the quality of life for many hundreds of millions of people across developing countries.”

8 Goals for Africa is also recorded as a music video, which will be screened throughout the World Cup, across all the fan parks and public viewing areas in South Africa.

Music composer Jimmy Dludlu added: “I was inspired by this initiative. We want to help promote the Millennium Development Goals and I am optimistic that the song will convey a message of peace, hope and promise of a better future,” said Dludlu, who attended the launch along with Masekela and Chaka Chaka.  

8 Goals for Africa was composed by Jimmy Dludlu and the lyrics written by Eric Wainaina, and is copyrighted to the United Nations. The song and all related materials, including the music video, ring tone, logo and wallpaper, will be available for free download at the website.

• 8 Goals for Africa www.8goalsforafrica.org
• Broadcast quality of both the song and video will be available at: www.undp.org/broadcast
• For more information on the Millennium Development Goals visit: www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
• For more information on the UN in Mozambique visit www.mz.one.un.org/

For more information contact:

Maureen Mundea, UNDP Regional Communications Adviser for East and Southern Africa

Email: maureen.mundea@undp.org ; Mobile: +27 716718734 or Tel: +27 (0)11 6035513