EU development aid is increasingly being spent on closing borders, stopping migration at source, and returning migrants to Africa, according to an Oxfam report released on Thursday 30 January. This approach diverts aid from its primary objective - to help those in need - and even worsens the situation of these populations, says the Oxfam report critically.
The report shows how the development funds of the EU-Africa Trust Fund are increasingly linked to the short-term domestic policy...