Development cooperation has been identified as one of the possible sources of technology transfer to Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the poorest region of the world and the biggest recipient of Official Development Assistance, Sub-Saharan Africa is also the least advanced technologically. Seeing in technology development an opportunity to stimulate economic development and convergence, the issue of development cooperation mechanisms for increasing the use of technology in economies of the countries from the region is approached. The goal of this paper is to define three general models of cooperation: traditional, socially responsible, and horizontal. These models are based on the historical background of development relations between the co called donor and recipient, on the structure of aid and the recipient catalogue. Main characteristics of identified models were put in the context of aid quality and selection of aid channels. Although the models apply to general development aid comportment, the context of technology transfer possibility was addressed in this paper, since it has been assumed a crucial element to eliminate development disparities. Problem of the role of international cooperation in technology transfer, factors influencing the transfer and conditions which foster technology transfer have also been undertaken in this research. Methods of comparative and system analysis were adopted in order to elaborate theoretical foundations for the models of cooperation.