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All items tagged African aidOpen Think Tank ArticlesMay 10, 2010 | Join the Debate!Editorial Team: As we prepare our upcoming Atlantic Memo, we would like to encourage all readers to make suggestions on improving aid effectiveness to Sub-Saharan Africa. Please respond to the highlighted questions in the draft memo. We highly appreciate your concrete policy recommendations, which will be distributed to policy makers. ... MoreApril 8, 2010 | How to Clog the Brain DrainG. Pascal Zachary: To stimulate growth and development in Africa, governments and international organizations to reverse the negative consequences of the “brain drain.” Aid donors should tap into the underutilized knowledge of Africans living outside of Africa when trying to craft aid plans. ... MoreApril 8, 2010 | The Political Obstacles to Poverty AlleviationTeddy Brett: Poor governance poses a huge obstacle for aid donors. Donor attempts to avoid getting involved in the political processes of recipient nations has prevented many aid programs from reaching their intended goals. ... MoreApril 7, 2010 | Need for a New Paris DeclarationCecilie Wathne: Any follow up to the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action must address the obstacles that prevent aid from being more effective. A new declaration should set tangible and measurable goals. Donors need to think outside of the box for new ways to improve aid. ... MoreApril 6, 2010 | Local Solutions to Africa's Aid ProblemsGregory Adams: As Obama has noted, Africa’s future is up to Africans. Many issues with foreign aid step from programs working independently of citizens. US Policy needs to support the African people. Donors should be working more directly with African governments and civil society. ... MoreApril 2, 2010 | Promoting Development Through an Exit StrategyMalcolm McPherson: Western funds have made African countries aid addicted. For African governments to take their development and future into their own hands, a ten-year aid exit strategy needs to be put in place. ... MoreApril 1, 2010 | Spotlight on TransparencyOwen Barder: The concept of natural selection should be applied to aid programs so that only the most effective ones continue to be used. An increase in transparency and information about aid programs will benefit both donors and recipients. The International Aid Transparency Initiative is an important step by donor governments. ... MoreMarch 31, 2010 | Six Ways to Improve Aid EffectivenessLawrence Haddad: Fundamental issues need to be dealt with for aid to Africa to be improved. Donors need to address recipient accountability and allow for greater transparency. Western bodies should also better coordinate their efforts and talk more realistically about the successes and challenges of aid. ... MoreMarch 31, 2010 | A New Course for Western Aid to AfricaEditorial Team: While Western governments and organizations have devoted billions of dollars toward Sub-Saharan Africa since de-colonization, chronic poverty and underdevelopment still plague the continent. How can Western aid be improved to give Africans the best chance to live up to their fullest potential? ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMarch 31, 2010 | Need for a New Way to Track African GDPAfrica is often viewed as a hopeless continent that is unable to develop. ++ A recent MIT report proves these assumptions wrong: both the difficulty to collect information and the importance of the underground economy distort estimations. ++ This study has proved that aid to the continent is more efficient than first assessed. ++ There is an urgent need to find alternative ways to ... MoreFebruary 2, 2009 | Financial Crisis Is Good News For AfricaThe global economic crisis is in fact good news for aid-dependent Africa. ++ It is an opportunity for the continent to move towards the market-driven interventions which have enabled the rise of Brazil, India and China. ++ “Foreign aid has been the biggest single inhibitor of Africa’s growth,” fostering corruption, dependency and bureaucracy. ++ Focusing on the Chinese market ... MoreCommentsApril 19, 2010 | Very interesting article! I think that in...April 12, 2010 | This article and debate bring up an important...April 12, 2010 | I very much agree with J.P.N. Kikan that any...April 7, 2010 | -I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Rusila's... |
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