Africa: The Collapse of Foreign Aid Is a Wake-Up Call and an Opportunity

Africa: The Collapse of Foreign Aid Is a Wake-Up Call and an Opportunity

As US assistance recedes, African governments and investors must reframe risk and embrace long-term capital that promotes resilience For decades, foreign assistance from the United States, especially USAID, brought a sense of certainty to African economies. That certainty came at a cost. Aid helped address urgent challenges. It built hospitals, distributed vaccines, and provided food…

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Africa: The Collapse of Foreign Aid Is a Wake-Up Call and an Opportunity

Africa: 13th Africa Evidence Summit Kicks-Off in Nairobi With a Call for Credible Evidence Amidst Crippled Funding From Global North

Kisii — The 13th Africa Evidence Summit kicked off in Nairobi with an aim of advancing knowledge on elevating poverty in sub-Saharan Africa to foster unique collaborations between scholars, researchers and policymakers. Speaking during the opening of the 2025 Evidence summit, chair, Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA) Amos Njuguna said global development…

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Africa: The Collapse of Foreign Aid Is a Wake-Up Call and an Opportunity

Africa: Call for Articles 13th High-Level Dialogue On Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, Peace and Security

The African Union Commission’s Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), in partnership with the AGA-APSA Platform and the Government of the Republic of Ghana, is pleased to announce the 13th Biennial High-Level Dialogue (HLD) on Democracy, Human Rights, Governance, Peace and Security, taking place end of July 2025 in Accra, Ghana, along with…

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Crypto players call for reforms to unlock over R500m in extra tax

Crypto players call for reforms to unlock over R500m in extra tax

Aligning digital asset classification with onshore status could strengthen SA’s position in the fast-evolving digital finance space. South African crypto-currency players are calling for regulatory changes that will see digital currencies being declared onshore assets in the country. They note South Africa’s regulatory grey zone around digital currencies may be holding back significant investment potential….

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Africa: The Collapse of Foreign Aid Is a Wake-Up Call and an Opportunity

Africa: Q&a – Aid Cuts Call for African Self-Reliance in Research

Scidev.Net — As Africa reckons with shrinking foreign research support and looming health threats, scientists across the continent are pushing for a more self-reliant future. Long dependent on external funding and expertise, African institutions are now building infrastructure, training local talent, and taking control of critical research operations, from genomic sequencing to diagnostics manufacturing. One…

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African Leaders Champion the Call to Fight Cholera

African Leaders Champion the Call to Fight Cholera

African heads of state have made a commitment to accelerate investment, cross-border coordination, and vaccine access to eliminate cholera by 2030. In response to a call by Africa CDC and under the leadership of H.E. Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia and African Union Champion on Cholera, 10 African Heads of State, ministers from 20 countries,…

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Africa: The Collapse of Foreign Aid Is a Wake-Up Call and an Opportunity

Africa: Ocean Action Boosted in Africa As Biodiversity Leaders Call for Urgent Synergy, Funding Reform

Nice, France — As the curtains draw on the UN Ocean Conference, a flurry of voluntary commitments and political declarations has injected fresh impetus into global efforts to conserve marine biodiversity. With the world’s oceans facing unprecedented threats, high-level biodiversity officials and negotiators are sounding the alarm and calling for renewed momentum–and funding–to deliver on…

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Africa: The Collapse of Foreign Aid Is a Wake-Up Call and an Opportunity

Africa/Central Africa – Bishops of Bangassou Call for an End to Violence in the Diocese

Bangui — “We, the Bishops of Bangassou, together with the entire Catholic community, are deeply concerned about the violence affecting Haut Mbomou,” emphasize Juan Josè Aguirre, Bishop of Bangassou and Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese in the south-east of the Central African Republic, in a pastoral letter read on Sunday, June 8, during…

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