Is CIDA Still in the Business of Conflict Prevention?

Published July 29, 2009

Many observers have pointed out that the decision to drop seven African states from CIDA's list of priority aid recipients, or "countries of concentration," in favour of middle-income Latin American countries seems motivated primarily by Canada's trade interests rather than CIDA's goal of alleviating poverty. The new list also abandons several countries emerging from a risk of conflict, such as Kenya, Rwanda and Sri Lanka. The move away from these...