Ayenat Mersie is a Global Development Reporter for Devex. Previously, she worked as a freelance journalist for publications such as National Geographic and Foreign Policy and as an East Africa correspondent for Reuters.
Emerging donors are reshaping the aid landscape, blending commercial aims with development goals in ways that look different from traditional partners.
After nearly two years of conflict and blocked aid, IPC, the global hunger watchdog, declares famine in Gaza, warning that 41,000 children are at heightened risk of death.
As food grows scarce in Malawi's largest refugee camp, people turn to sex work, child labor, and early marriage to make ends meet. Plus, the global school lunch boom, and a road map to close Africa’s $77 billion food gap.
Governments are leading a global push to expand school meals, pairing creative financing with local food sourcing, climate-smart menus, and cross-country collaboration to reach more children.
With aid channels dismantled and AGOA’s renewal in doubt, experts at a Devex Pro Briefing assessed the United States’s bid to center Africa policy around trade, weighing the Lobito Corridor as a model.
In her first months as president, Ruhweza talks mobilizing private capital, centering sustainability, and why GMO decisions should be left to national governments.
After years of stagnation, global hunger was finally beginning to fall. Now, deep aid cuts — none more dramatic than those of the U.S. — threaten to unravel that progress.
Delegates at the global check-in on food systems transformation bring big ideas, cautious optimism, and pointed warnings. Plus, new U.N. hunger numbers drop, a tribute to David Nabarro, and Cary Fowler’s food security dream team.
Countries pledged to transform their food systems — next week’s summit in Addis Ababa offers a reality check. Plus, why school meals could be a game changer for food systems, and the latest on U.S. aid cuts and layoffs.
