Since 1976, the United States has been a member of the African Development Fund (ADF or the Fund), the low-cost loan and grant provider within the African Development Bank (AfDB). As Secretary of ...

One year ago, Canada released its first ever Africa strategy, marking a major milestone in Canada’s relationship with the continent and recognizing Africa as a key economic and strategic partner. One ...

On February 3, the President signed into law the FY2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act – a vital reassertion of Congress’s constitutional “power of the purse” over federal spending. That law includes ...

We fight to safeguard and strengthen the EU’s external action budget. From the high-stakes Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) negotiations to annual budget processes, we ensure the EU’s resources ...

Washington, DC — New OECD data released today shows global Official Development Assistance (ODA) fell by 23.1% in 2025 – the largest annual decline ever recorded, bringing aid investment back to 2015 ...

The world is not on track to meet its goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. In fact, global progress to reduce extreme poverty “has grinded to a halt” over the past few years. We‘re in the middle of ...

When women and girls have the tools and opportunities they need to succeed, it’s a win for everyone, everywhere. Despite the world continuing to make progress towards gender equality, that progress is ...

Africa is a continent of immense natural wealth and remarkable cultural diversity. It is also home to the world’s youngest population. Despite this extraordinary potential, Africa faces a convergence ...

As children across Africa return to school this week, they might find a very different landscape to the one they left behind before the pandemic. Classroom sizes in some schools will be smaller due to ...

Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements; they save six lives every minute! Thanks to vaccines many diseases are now preventable today. Here is a closer look. At one point in history, ...

On this day, 30 years ago, Prince Charles and Princess Diana kicked off Live Aid, the worldwide rock concert organized by Irish rocker Bob Geldof to raise money for African famine relief. Taking in ...

At the current rate of progress, it will take 286 years for the world to achieve gender equality. That’s… not a great number. Gender equality is essential in the fight against global inequality. When ...