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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Books are a great way to learn more about cultures, identities, and much more. That’s why we want to help you add a few more to your summer reading list. For Africa Day this year, we asked our ONE ...

You’ve probably never heard of AGOA. But some of the clothing, car parts, maybe even a specialty food product in your shopping cart, got to you because of it. AGOA stands for the African Growth and ...

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 ...

LONDON, UK – 9 April 2026 – New figures published today confirm the UK is moving in the wrong direction on international development, with more than £1 billion cut from the aid budget in 2025 alone, ...

Investments in international aid do a lot of good – from protecting people in vulnerable situations to fostering economic growth. But recent cuts to international aid, including the US pause to almost ...

We all know we should be thankful for the food on our tables — but why? Here are 14 eye-opening facts about nutrition, farming, and crop varieties around the world that help answer this question. 1.