That is why we must encourage multilateral institutions such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank to continue to improve African countries’ access to their concessional and non-concessional resources. They should also support our efforts to realign the existing frameworks for mobilizing ODA and ensure more timely and predictable access to external financing, along the lines established by the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, which specifies guidelines for monitoring and measuring how donor financial assistance is used.