How the global health system can build back better after US aid cuts
To build a new global health compact for Africa the system much change from combating individual diseases to ensuring that all people have the opportunity for health and well-being throughout their lives, writes Jonathan E. Cohen from University of Southern California. Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global …
Development Sweden #71. Here is how corruption in Ukraine can be reduced
Parul Sharma from the Swedish Anti-Corruption Institute (IMM) gives her advice to Ukraine as on how to combat corruption. Also in this issue, despite criticism the royal foundation Global Child Forum will continue working with Boston Consulting Group. Development Sweden is providing you with exclusive insight about everything that happens in Swedish aid politics. Development Sweden is …
How Ghana managed to keep terror at bay
Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that has not experienced terrorist attacks, even though it’s geographically close to countries that have. This resilience is not accidental. It is the result of deliberate counter-terrorism strategies, writes Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah from Dublin City University and Timothy Chanimbe from Hong Kong Baptist University. Ghana’s …
African women’s football is finally starting to thrive
Women’s football in Africa has been through radical changes over the past few years. From small beginnings in the late 1990s, it has grown to the point that its biggest competition is receiving considerable global attention. The 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) is heading into its quarter final matches, with eight countries still …
Aid should never be used as a Soft Power
COLUMN. The global development cooperation is in crisis following the closure of USAID. Now, organisations in the North are trying to justify continued aid as a tool for so-called soft power. But using aid as a means of power is not only cynical – it is downright dangerous. Power is power, whether it is ”soft” …
Development Sweden #70. Sweden stops ODA to Afghanistan – drastic cuts in Asia and Africa programs
The Swedish government has decided to do drastic cuts in the ODA to Asia and Africa, while increasing the support to Ukraine even more (and at the same time fund export by Swedish companies). Read all about the changes and consequences in Development Sweden. Development Sweden is providing you with exclusive insight about everything that …
Development Sweden #69. Sida’s chief responds to criticism
What made Sida’s director General Jakob Granit change the CSO rules? Read our interview. Also in this issue, the remaining CSO organisations have now received the indicative amounts they can apply for. Our headlines Development Sweden is providing you with exclusive insight about everything that happens in Swedish aid politics. Development Sweden is published on a …
Mozambique turns 50: Is there anything to celebrate?
Mozambique’s government, led by the Frelimo party, has long been planning celebrations for 2025. It is 50 years since independence, won after an anti-colonial war against Portugal led by the same party. However, something has gone wrong, especially in the past two years, writes Luca Bussotti from Universidade Técnica de Moçambique (UDM). Since the country’s …
Goodbye Facebook? Why Meta have trouble in Nigeria
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totalling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. At the same time, home-grown alternatives are growing, while still small. Will are countries follow Nigerias example and take on the gigant platforms? The fines were imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer …
Development Sweden #68. How the Sida boss became the puppet of the populist right wing
The Director General of Sida has singlehanded decided to defund the development programs of Palme Center and SILC. Has the Sida boss become the puppet of the populist right wing or what can explain his actions? Our headlines Development Sweden is providing you with exclusive insight about everything that happens in Swedish aid politics. Development …
