Spanish Official Development Assistance in Equatorial Guinea: a critical analysis
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Abstract
This paper analyzes the evolution of Official Development Assistance (ODA) given bilaterally by Spain to Equatorial Guinea in recent years. We intend that the analysis of their dynamics in absolute and relative terms, and the determination of the investment sectors that benefited most from the aid give us the key information to try to know whether they are influencing the main problems faced by the Guinean population. Our interest is justified by the evidence, derived from the most reliable official sources available, that the Guinean society is greatly affected by poverty and that their fundamental rights are systematically violated year after year. In furtherance of this objective, we consider that it is essential to relate the guidance of master plans of Spanish Cooperation with ODA. In this way we intend to test our hypothesis that the Spanish ODA does not have as priorities neither to meet the immediate needs of the poorest sectors of the population nor to promote a democratic and less corrupt state in Equatorial Guinea.