The Africa blues of non-Africans
In the wake of the discussions surrounding the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), international debate has again flared up over the sense and utility of development cooperation. Critics maintain that ODA is not reaching the intended recipients, is failing to reduce poverty and is hampering the reforms needed to enable economic development. Africa, above all, is suffering not from too little, but from too much aid.
In the context of this debate and to mark its 35th anniversary, Alliance Sud held a conference on 24 November 2006 with the theme «Is Africa suffering from too much aid?». It drew some 300 participants. Speakers pointed out that the African continent was suffering not from too much aid, but from bogus aid often motivated by power politics and economic considerations. The following pages reproduce the conference presentation by Peter Niggli, Director Alliance Sud.
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