Based on 20 years of aid data, this brief uncovers the widening gap between donor commitments and actual disbursements to Africa. It highlights unreliable aid flows, shorter project cycles, and declining alignment with national priorities. As the 0.7% ODA target becomes irrelevant, shrinking budgets and shifting priorities risk derailing SDG progress. The brief calls for binding aid commitments, justice-based cooperation, and structural reforms to the global aid system.