News highlights, early September 2015

China and the misallocation of aid in Africa:

http://www.theigc.org/blog/are-african-leaders-misusing-chinese-development-finance-the-price-of-country-ownership/

Where to allocate aid:

http://aiddata.org/sites/default/files/wps6_the_foreign_aid_effectiveness_debate_evidence_from_malawi.pdf

http://aiddata.org/blog/the-politics-of-aid-allocation-new-evidence-from-zambia

Illegal exploitation of resources –timber in Senegal:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201509111298.html

Preserving seeds for humanity:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/us-mideast-crisis-seeds-idUSKCN0RL1KA20150921

Assad, Syria, War crimes:

http://www.businessinsider.com/assads-government-still-kills-way-more-civilians-than-isis-2015-2?IR=T