WASHINGTON – After weeks of speculation, Secretary Rubio announced in a Substack post that South Africa — a founding G20 member and its only African member state — will not be invited to the ...

From Lagos to London to Los Angeles, a new style is taking dance clubs and music charts by storm. Chances are, you’re already familiar with the sound, even if you haven’t heard the name. Afrobeats, a ...

In moments of crisis, the stories we tell matter. The right story has the power to shape a movement, disrupt a crisis, provide comfort, community, inspiration. The wrong story can fuel chaos, thwart ...

WASHINGTON – With world leaders meeting in Dubai for the start of the COP28 meetings today, new analysis reveals the full extent to which efforts to tackle the climate crisis are being hampered by the ...

The OECD officially released its 2023 official development assistance (ODA) data. While the OECD announced aid is at its highest volume ever, it’s important to take a deeper look at the data and ...

Rich countries spent US$2.7 trillion on domestic fossil fuel subsidies between 2010 and 2022, six times more than the US$437 billion they committed to provide for international climate finance over ...

COVID-19 has exposed fault lines in both rich and poor countries. From failing public healthcare systems to racial inequality, the pandemic has laid bare unjust and inequitable structures that are ...

In July, Kenyans were dismayed to learn that a cash transfer programme intended to help low-income people deal with COVID-19’s economic impact did not actually benefit those recepients, due to ...

WASHINGTON – A new report found immunizations provided by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helped save 1.3 million lives from preventable disease in 2023. Gavi has prevented a total of 18.8 million deaths ...

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.

We know how important toilets are in the fight against water contamination and diarrheal disease. But because of infrastructure and cost, conventional toilets don’t always work in developing countries ...