Latest Articles

Why beating malaria is smart business for America

29 September 2025

Every $1 the U.S. invests in African malaria control returns $5.80 in economic growth — outperforming most Wall Street investments, according to a new report by Malaria No More and the Corporate Council on Africa.

The top grantees of Wellcome

29 September 2025

Wellcome has given £6.2 billion worth of grants over the past five years. Who are the top grantees overall? How much did global south organizations get? Devex analyzed the numbers to find out.

With USAID gone, do foundations still care about localization?

29 September 2025

A year ago, localization was a watchword for everyone in the development sector. After the Trumpquake, does anyone still care?

How African communities are responding to the aid cuts

29 September 2025

Cuts to health services funding have had a serious short-term effect on African nations — but if it forces African governments to think hard about solving problems, might it have long-term benefits?

CARE CEO: Time to think again about how we talk about aid

29 September 2025

Like many other INGOs, CARE has been badly hit by U.S. funding cuts. It's had to respond financially and operationally, its CEO said. But it's also looked at changing how it communicates about aid.

Supreme Court rules that Trump administration can let foreign aid expire

26 September 2025

Constitutional questions about who controls government spending are at the center of this closely watched case.

Opinions

Our food aid systems are at breaking point. Time to build a better system

30 September 2025

Opinion: 16 million people will be affected by food aid cuts this year alone. This is a critical moment to reimagine our approach, focusing on local resilience, data-driven solutions, and coordinated efforts.