ZAINAB USMAN is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in ...

Every dollar invested in humanitarian aid and development creates long-term benefits and a more secure and stable world.

aid represents 60 per cent of overall foreign investment. “So if we see bilateral aid to Sub-Saharan Africa fall, even if only 2 per cent in real terms, this really matters, and especially so if ...

For decades, the global development script has been predictable: African countries face a crisis, and aid flows from the West ...

A global storm is gathering – and Africa is directly in its path. Under President Donald Trump, the US has frozen $40bn in USAID funding, slashing 83% of grants. European donor countries are also ...

In 2024, nearly a third of the $41bn in US foreign aid went to Africa, helping support various sectors from healthcare to education and sanitation. But as aid organisations sound alarm bells and ...

European donor countries are also drastically cutting their foreign-aid commitments, signaling a broader shift in priorities. The devastating effects are already being felt across Africa ...

African countries face a crisis, and aid flows from the West to respond. But today, the funding is drying up—and with it, the illusion that this model was ever sustainable. As U.S. foreign ...