Reuters reports on some very welcome news:
The dire state of rich countries' public finances is likely to squeeze aid to Africa in the next few years, although it may be the bitter pill the fast-growing continent needs to wean itself off handouts..."On greater skepticism from the tax-paying western public:
After the financial crisis, Western publics are understandably a bit skeptical about forking out for what they see as an open-ended commitment," said Tom Cargill, an Africa analyst at London's Chatham House think-tank..."Aid is largely welfare:
African governments don't like talking about aid. It's like welfare," said Chatham House's Cargill. "But there should be the beginnings of a conversation about how we help African countries move to a situation where they do not need aid."
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