Nicholas Kristof for President Bush re/Africa

Geldof for Christians re/Africa

In planning for the concerts this past weekend, Geldof realized something that many of his secular European colleagues fail to recognize: The solutions to Africa’s needs will only come about if evangelicals are brought into the fray.

"In the U.S. evangelicals are a huge force for change," he told CT. He said in Africa the roles of evangelical Christians, Roman Catholics, and Muslims have become the fundamental facts of life. "People fail to understand how important a role religion takes in Africa."