Paper short abstract:

This paper aims to analysis the OECD data on official development assistance (ODA) granted to portuguese-speaking african countries (PALOP) in terms of values, areas and donors.

Paper long abstract:

Based on an ongoing analysis of the OECD data on official development assistance (ODA) from the cases of portuguese-speaking african countries (PALOP), this paper reflects if international supporting for the continent in the form of developmental cooperation possible more successful than many have conjectured. Analyzing data on official development assistance granted to the portuguese-speaking african countries we will try to understand his configuration in terms of values, areas and donors. When crossing this data with the areas that have made progress in recent decades we will realize the impact that official development assistance may have had in each of these countries. This analysis intersects information from theories and tools of international cooperation that have guided actions and plans for the development of portuguese-speaking african countries, such as aid effectiveness. Nevertheless, the resulting fragmentation of aid pose critical challenges to the effectiveness and impact of development co-operation that should be also analised in this paper.