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Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Blog

The Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Blog complements CGD's Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance initiative. Both are for professionals interested in tracking US Foreign Assistance and its impact on developing countries.

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CFR's Africa Task Force Gives Nod to MCA

When the CFR released its new task force report "More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic Approach Toward Africa," it noted:

“We will know that the response to this opportunity has failed if, in another ten years, U.S. policymakers link hands once again with other world leaders around Africa’s problems and the world witnesses another global concert to end Africa’s poverty. The United States cannot afford to let another decade go by without effective solutions, and Africa deserves far better."

MCC Willing to Say No (Or At Least, No More)

Less publicized than the November MCC Board country selections is the important adoption of a policy on suspension and termination of MCC assistance and/or eligibility. The Board approved and then immediately applied its new policy to suspend Yemen from threshold program eligibility (received in 2004). Adoption and actual use of this policysends a strong signal that the MCC will not tolerate substantial policy and performance slippages.

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