The annual Group of Eight (G8) summit in Heiligendamm, Germany this week will focus global attention on African development. While G8 members can point to increases in global aid levels, a forthcoming CGD Brief by Steve Radelet, Sami Bazzi and Sarah Rose looks at how this aid money is being spent. The authors give an advance look at their analysis in a new blog and the picture is complex: the bulk of aid increases in recent years has gone to Iraq and for debt relief; more aid is being allocated to the poorest countries of the world; and contrary to aid "selectivity" arguments, donors are increasing the share of aid to countries with weaker governance.
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