June 21
Africa: Can Africa Survive the Global Aid Squeeze? Yes, but It Will Take Financial Discipline
Africa faces declining aid, rising debt, climate pressure and a weakening global order. Official development assistance, the technical term for foreign aid, fell by 23.1% in 2025,… Read more »
June 17
Malawi: Malawi's Education Choices in the Wake of Aid Cuts
Over a year has passed since the Donald Trump administration dismantled USAID, cutting more than 5,000 programmes and slashing US$40 billion in funding worldwide. Read more »
June 10
Africa: Do Aid Cuts Fuel Violent Conflict in Africa? How to Promote Peace
The last 18 months have seen a historic decline in development aid budgets from various donor countries, in a period where many of them are earmarking more funds for rearmament.… Read more »
March 08
Africa: Hunger Crisis Is Set to Get Worse in West and Central Africa - Why and What to Do About It
Countries in west and central Africa are facing a food crisis with multiple causes. Estimates in late December 2025 suggested that 41.8 million people were already in crisis or… Read more »
January 31
Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy - Here's What the U.S., and World, Will Lose
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration - a year after President Donald Trump signed an… Read more »
January 04
Africa: HIV Funding Still Falls Short of Targets After Pledges - What's At Stake
The US government paused all foreign assistance in January 2025. This abrupt decision affected the delivery of life-saving HIV medicines and the provision of HIV prevention… Read more »
September 14, 2025
South Africa: Hunger Among South African Students - Study Shows Those Studying Remotely Need Financial Aid for Food
The spectre of food insecurity unfortunately haunts many households in South Africa. Read more »
August 04, 2025
Africa: The Global Health System Can Build Back Better After U.S. Aid Cuts - Here's How
Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US foreign policy, valued at some… Read more »
