Aid to Africa doubled but is it a vote winner?

By Tim Colebatch
Updated September 27 2012 - 11:09pm, first published September 26 2012 - 8:34am
The Government is lobbying for support from African countries for Australia to win a seat on the UN Security Council.
The Government is lobbying for support from African countries for Australia to win a seat on the UN Security Council.

AUSTRALIA'S aid to African countries has more than doubled since 2008, as the federal government has been lobbying for their support for Australia to win a seat on the UN Security Council.

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