GENEVA — Africa’s future in the age of artificial intelligence will depend less on financial assistance than on investments in skills, education and digital infrastructure, according to Maggie Gu, founder and president of Tomorrow Foundation. Speaking on Challenge TV’s Au cœur de l’Éco, Gu said AI presents a historic opportunity for African countries to accelerate development,…
Faced with shrinking aid budgets and shifting donor priorities, African governments are exploring new ways to finance development, from mobilising pension funds to attracting private investment and strengthening regional partnerships. The change reflects a growing focus on funding development through domestic resources, investment, and regional partnerships rather than external assistance. Experts say that African governments…
African countries must increasingly rely on their own resources and institutions to drive development as international aid continues to decline, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised. According to the IMF, the era of predictable and abundant foreign aid was gradually fading, making it imperative for governments across the continent to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation,…
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, the largest annual contraction on record. It’s projected to decline by a further 5.8% in 2026, before accounting for strain from the current crisis in the Middle East….
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. The biggest waves have been made by the abrupt and massive reduction in American aid. Less than a week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in…
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has thrust Liberia into a growing international debate over health aid, data sovereignty, disease surveillance, and the future of global health partnerships after the organization alleged that the United States is conditioning critical health assistance on broad access to health information systems, pathogen samples, and compliance monitoring….
WASHINGTON — The House passed bipartisan legislation Thursday that clashes with the Trump administration by providing new aid to Ukraine while also imposing sanctions against Russia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 226-195 vote included support for the bill from 18 Republicans, who joined all…
NewsFeed A Gaza-bound ship carrying aid has begun its voyage from Sweden, weeks after Israeli forces abducted activists on a similar mission in international waters. The ‘Handala II’ vessel says it is carrying humanitarian supplies for Palestinians to break the Israeli blockade on the enclave. Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026 Click here to…
“For a long time, people in the diaspora have been neglected, but they play a critical role.” Every year, people in the diaspora send hundreds of billions of dollars home. It is one of the single most important streams of assistance, far outweighing all official foreign aid. So why does it get less attention when…
An American doctor working with a medical missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the missionary group said Monday. The individual was being taken to Germany for treatment, the CDC said. There have been at least 131 deaths and 513 suspected…
