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

Devex spoke with development and private sector experts on the African continent who shared perspectives on what was wrong ...

For the past several months, foreign aid has been in freefall ... Vitalice Meja is the Executive Director of Reality of Aid Africa and Matthew Simonds is a Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer ...

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 ...

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 ...

McGovern had been a critic of foreign aid, albeit for reasons much different than those espoused today. For every dollar the U.S. spent on economic assistance in Asia, Africa, and Latin America ...

For decades, the global development script has been predictable: 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 ...