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Entwicklungszusammenarbeit der Geberländer

In mid-July, the “Compact with Africa Summit” took place as a side event to the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank presidents.

Africa strategies

Taking a chance on the private sector

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by Simon Züfle
by Philipp von Carlowitz
Medical care for children in Lusaka, Zambia. The healthcare sector is hardest hit by the cuts in global funding.

Development policy

Don’t overpromise and underdeliver

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by Heiner Janus
by Tim Röthel
Shifts in international development cooperation were already evident at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meeting in April 2025.

World Bank

“We will always be the target of criticism”

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by Axel van Trotsenburg
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Demonstrations against Elon Musk and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), which USAID has fallen victim to.

Development politics

Global voices on ending USAID, part 2

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by D+C / E+Z
In February, people demonstrated in front of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington against the government to support employees who had to vacate their offices.

Development politics

Global voices on ending USAID, part 1

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by D+C / E+Z
Distributing food to earthquake victims in Mandalay, Myanmar in early April.

Emergency aid

Humanitarian aid should not be driven by politics

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by Marvin Fürderer
How much would investment need to grow to achieve the SDGs? This article is part of a focus section on development finance accompanied by a series of AI-generated images.

Financing for development

Facts and figures

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by Isah Shafiq
Health Worker during an outdoor community health outreach in central Malawi.

USAID cutbacks

African countries must invest in health

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by Ralph Achenbach
How does international money flow? Our glossary on development financing. This article is part of a focus section on development finance accompanied by a series of AI-generated images.

Glossary

Development finance

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by Yabibal M. Walle
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