- A proposal to end the exaggeration of what counts as foreign aid.
- How do countries and other donors compare in their Ebola assistance? The Ebola Response Tracker by ONE is a great interactive.
- With the Lima Climate COP just around the corner, how ambitious are China's climate targets? Good fact sheet from The Climate Institute.
- In Berlin last week countries pledged US$9.3 billion for Green Climate Fund for developing countries to deal with climate change.
- News that China will build a US$12 billion railway in Nigeria, connecting Lagos to Calabar.
- 'The less the government controls, the more authoritarian it becomes.' The future looks dismal in war-torn South Sudan.
- The Djioubti Minister for Foreign Affairs urges a reconfiguration on the debate African nations face in forging 'eastern' or 'western' partnerships.
- Last week marked the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the world's most widely ratified human rights treaty. See UNICEF's anniversary interactive.
Aid & development links: Ebola, China in Africa, Rights of the Child and more
Published 24 Nov 2014
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