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How much will donors spend on aid in the coming years?

8 September 2025

The global development sector is at a crossroads, and the next few years will likely determine its future.

US announces support for HIV prevention game-changer with mixed reactions

5 September 2025

The announcement follows a commitment made by PEPFAR and the Global Fund last year to provide access to the twice-yearly HIV prevention injectable to 2 million people over three years.

A new era at the African Development Bank, and Trump’s rescission package

5 September 2025

For the latest episode of our podcast series, David Ainsworth sits down with Michael Igoe and Ayenat Mersie to discuss the top global development stories of the week.

Between aid cuts and debt crises, Africa bets on its own tax systems

5 September 2025

After a decade of stalled reforms, urgency is finally driving African leaders to rethink domestic resource mobilization.

How can we reinvent aid?

3 September 2025

Nonprofit leaders are exploring new strategies, learning from the private sector, and trying to remain relevant as global aid budgets shrink.

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Time for a rally in global debt reform

9 September 2025

Opinion: U.K. parliamentarian Noah Law argues that money going to debt servicing is keeping low-income countries from taking care of their citizens.