Norway’s policy towards Africa

Fiscal Budget for 2015: 6 prioritised areas: Education Health Business Development Energy and Climate Human Rights Gender Equality

Reforming development assistance to improve results Reducing aid recipients from 116 countries to 84 countries. Introduction of 12 focus countries: The first group includes fragile countries, where stabilisation and peacebuilding are vital: Afghanistan, Haiti, Mali, Palestine, Somalia and South Sudan. The second group includes countries undergoing a process of development, with emphasis on private sector, and resource and revenue management: Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal and Tanzania.