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Ebola
In today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged crisis more likelyEbola is spreading rapidly in parts of east…
May 29, 2026
· 2 min read
World
With the new funding, total US aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda amounts to US$112 million since the outbreak began.
May 29, 2026
· 2 min read
National
The Deputy Finance Minister, Mr Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has called on African leaders to make the continent a destination for investment rather than a recipient of aid in financing its…
May 24, 2026
· 3 min read
Food security
UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel movingGlobal fertiliser supplies must be freed up within weeks to avoid disaster, with…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Donors mean well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authentic, grassroots civil societyIt was a hot and humid August day in a market…
May 16, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding…
April 15, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
As conflict escalates around the globe responding to security threats is a cost we must bear, but a Labour government will always find the means to stand up against disease…
March 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
With more spending going to defence, the latest budget cut will take Britain’s aid contribution to its lowest for a quarter of a centuryKeir Starmer’s decision this week to slash…
February 28, 2025
· 1 min read