Changing Face of Aid in Africa: Outlook, failures, and reform potential
Overview
The year 2025 has been marked deepening aid cuts by major donors This briefing note examines the implications of these cuts on Africa’s development, highlighting long-standing failures in official development assistance (ODA) to reduce poverty, inequality, and climate vulnerability. It analyses ODA trends across sectors, gaps in support to Least Developed Countries and women’s rights organizations, and the misalignment with aid effectiveness principles. The paper calls for reforming aid systems to centre equity, strengthen country ownership, and rebuild global cooperation grounded in justice and solidarity.
This briefing note is anchored on data and finding from a partner led research piece: https://roaafrica.org/main/view_resource/49.
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10.21201/2025.000082How to cite this resource
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