AFRICAFE: Aid and Development in Africa

January 23, 2026

This episode of AfriCAFÉ examines how Africa’s development aid landscape is shifting amid major cuts by traditional donors and changing global priorities. Through a discussion with Stephen Klingebiel and Andrew Sumner, it questions whether aid has truly driven development or fostered dependency. The episode highlights the limits of aid-based models and explores lessons from Asia, pointing toward a future centered on investment, concessional finance, and strategic partnerships rather than grants alone.

Speakers
Andy Summer
Professor of International Development, King’s College London
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Fatim Zohra Azouzou
Junior Analyst - International Relations - Policy Center for the New South
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