Changing Face of Aid in Africa
This report assesses the trends and the impact of the quality and quantity of aid in Africa. It examines how the aid
effectiveness agenda of Paris Declaration and development effectiveness agenda of the Global Partnership for
Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) have shaped the development cooperation landscape in strengthening
country leadership, reduced fragmentation and transaction costs for African countries, and led to better results for
poverty eradication, addressing inequality and gender inequality and women’s empowerment. It also analyses how the
development effectiveness agenda has deepened and expanded democratic ownership, inclusive partnerships, and
outcome-based results. On the quantity side, the study explores measures taken to meet the United Nations global
target of 0.7 gross national product (GNP) in Sub-Saharan Africa. It particularly makes a link between the effectiveness
agenda and the commitment to double ODA by 2010 in Sub-Saharan Africa.