OTTAWA, Ont. - A new report card on the aid that G8 countries provide to Africa finds that rich, developed countries are fulfilling only 61 per cent of their commitment to reduce poverty on that continent.
The report card was put together by anti-poverty group ONE, founded by U2 singer Bono and supported by former politician Belinda Stronach.
It says Canada has actually surpassed its promises to double aid to sub-Saharan Africa.
But it notes that Ottawa set a low bar to begin with, and has frozen its aid budget even as it takes the helm of the G8 at the summit in Huntsville, Ont., next month.
The report card says even though the G8 fell far short of meeting its commitments set out five years ago, the increase in aid to Africa was large and effective.
It highlights what it calls the need for the G8 to put together another five-year plan.
