Name: Kevin Koku Donkor
Essay Type: Argumentative
Topic: Does foreign aid continue to be beneficial to African countries?
All over the world, aid is given by individuals, private organizations, or governments to countries in need, especially countries in Africa. Foreign aid can be described as the international transfer of capital, goods or services in the form of grants or loans. Aid can be given to a country in the event of a crisis, for developmental projects or just to foster good relationships. Countries such as the United States of America and China are noted for giving aid to African countries, but does it continue to be beneficial?
Supporters will argue that foreign aid still continues to be beneficial to African countries. Foreign aid is used to facilitate and accelerate the process of development. In many African countries, aid given by economically advanced nations is often used to fund developmental activities such as the building of a school or even a hospital. Foreign aid has been used to purchase new machinery which has been used to construct new roads and build houses for the less-affluent. For example, money given to the Ghanaian government by the USA was used to construct a major highway known as The George Walker Bush Highway which runs
Secondly, they argue that foreign aid continues to be beneficial in the event of a crisis or disaster in a certain country. If a poverty-stricken country is hit by war, famine or earthquake it finds it very difficult to cope and even recover from it but with foreign aid in the form of food and medicine, the country is able to control the situation. If such a poor country were hit by a tragedy, all work in the country would come to a standstill be it farming, fishing or even jobs in the public and civil service. In the aftermath of the Ivorian civil war, food and medicine were given to the country and this went a long way in speeding up the recovery process of