Donors have been trying to foster development in Africa for many years, with limited results. Now many are trying to make it more effective. This presentation addresses Canadian donors working in Africa, and outlines how they often miss the point about effectiveness and what they can do instead.

1. How donors get aid effectiveness wrong and what they should do instead: Reflections from Tanzania Rakesh Rajani, Independent Africa Canada Forum/CIDA Consultation Ottawa, 4 October 2007