Danes most committed to Africa, Norway lags behind, Swedish reforms long overdue

News January 05, 2010

Denmark has the strongest focus on Sub-Saharan Africa in its bilateral aid. Finnish aid to Africa is growing at the fastest pace, while Norway has the weakest focus on the region.

Development Today’s review of Nordic aid, based on updated OECD statistics, shows meanwhile that in 2008 Sweden was still spreading its aid thinly and that Swedish aid reforms were long overdue.

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