In 2009, the Government of Canada announced that it would be focusing 80% of its bilateral resources in 20 countries of focus. Twelve countries – Benin (included again in 2014); Burkina Faso (included again in 2014); Cambodia; Cameroon; Guyana; Kenya; Malawi; Nicaragua; Niger; Sri Lanka; Rwanda; and, Zambia – were removed from the 2005 list of development partners. The following, which had not been announced as development partners in 2005, were named countries of focus in 2009: Afghanistan; the Caribbean Regional Program; Colombia; Haiti; Peru; Sudan; and, West Bank and Gaza.

Source: Canadian International Development Agency, Canada’s Aid Effectiveness Agenda: Focusing on Results, September 2010.