In July, Kenyans were dismayed to learn that a cash transfer programme intended to help low-income people deal with COVID-19’s economic impact did not actually benefit those recepients, due to ...

From Lagos to London to Los Angeles, a new style is taking dance clubs and music charts by storm. Chances are, you’re already familiar with the sound, even if you haven’t heard the name. Afrobeats, a ...

COVID-19 has exposed fault lines in both rich and poor countries. From failing public healthcare systems to racial inequality, the pandemic has laid bare unjust and inequitable structures that are ...

In moments of crisis, the stories we tell matter. The right story has the power to shape a movement, disrupt a crisis, provide comfort, community, inspiration. The wrong story can fuel chaos, thwart ...

The OECD officially released its 2023 official development assistance (ODA) data. While the OECD announced aid is at its highest volume ever, it’s important to take a deeper look at the data and ...

Rich countries spent US$2.7 trillion on domestic fossil fuel subsidies between 2010 and 2022, six times more than the US$437 billion they committed to provide for international climate finance over ...

A 90-day pause to US foreign assistance and subsequent changes to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have created chaos and jeopardized the health and safety of millions of ...

WASHINGTON – A new report found immunizations provided by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helped save 1.3 million lives from preventable disease in 2023. Gavi has prevented a total of 18.8 million deaths ...

WASHINGTON – With world leaders meeting in Dubai for the start of the COP28 meetings today, new analysis reveals the full extent to which efforts to tackle the climate crisis are being hampered by the ...

Since 1976, the United States has been a member of the African Development Fund (ADF or the Fund), the low-cost loan and grant provider within the African Development Bank (AfDB). As Secretary of ...

Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements; they save six lives every minute! Thanks to vaccines many diseases are now preventable today. Here is a closer look. At one point in history, ...

As children across Africa return to school this week, they might find a very different landscape to the one they left behind before the pandemic. Classroom sizes in some schools will be smaller due to ...