The unaccounted billions in international aid
South Africa has contributed billions of Rands in developmental assistance to the DRC. Yet according to traditional definitions of aid, these contributions do not count. In a new article published by the Mail and Guardian, SAIIA’s Carmel Rawhani investigates the controversies around defining aid and why South Africa’s contributions may actually surpass those of more wealthy ‘Western’ donors.
South Africa and the DRC: Evaluating a South–South Partnership for Peace, Governance and Development
The ‘Rise of the South’ and the role of ‘emerging powers’ in global development has animated much of the political and economic discourse of the past decade. There is, however, little empirical evidence on the contribution that emerging Southern partners make to sustainable development, due to the lack of common measurement systems for South–South cooperation (SSC).
South African Development Partnership Agency (SADPA): Strategic Aid or Development Packages for Africa?
The following report is an in-depth analysis commissioned by the South African Institute of International Affairs between 2012 and 2013 that explores South Africa’s past, present and future development assistance to the rest of the continent.
A Year after Busan: Where is the Global Partnership Going?
The paper takes a critical look at the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, assessing progress, trends and challenges that have emerged in the year since the Fourth High Level Forum held in Busan.
Busan HLF4: Bringing everyone under the same roof
It will take some time to fully unpack what happened in those three high-powered days at the 4th High Level Forum (HLF) on Aid Effectiveness in Busan.
BRIC and IBSA Forums: Neo-liberals in Disguise or Champions of the South?
South–South co-operation has existed for many decades and has played a key role in solidifying unity among developing countries.