EXCLUSIVE: A limited waiver for PEPFAR to restart operations despite the 90-day foreign aid freeze came through Saturday. It includes antiretroviral medications and treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. By Adva Saldinger devex.com/news/exclusive…

.... the most detailed account yet of the impact the U.S. government foreign aid pause is having on the U.N.’s far-ranging operations.

How Australians want their aid spent. Hint: Not via localization devex.com/news/how-austr… #Devex via @Devex

It is disappointing to see how little reaction there is in the Belgian media about the 25% cut in Belgian foreign aid budget, which will have a huge negative impact. I talked to Vince Chadwick of Devex last week about that. More on my my interview here below devex.com/news/belgium-j…

Scoop: EU halts funding as OACPS woes ‘more serious than expected’ devex.com/news/scoop-eu-… #Devex via @Devex

The Year 10 Civics Exam is having ***absolutely none of your cynicism***

Scoop: ‘Suspected fraud’ at EU-backed African, Caribbean, Pacific org devex.com/news/scoop-sus… #Devex via @Devex

.EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 responds to my story on suspected fraud at the OACPS Secretariat (which received €36.5 million from EU taxpayers from 2013-2023). - Stands by Samoa Agreement w now 77 ACP states. - Audit ongoing. - Can't/Won't say how much EU money potentially lost.

🚨SCOOP 🚨 Some 15 European Parliamentarians are "on the radar" in a new corruption investigation into Huawei's EU lobbying. Huawei is suspected of bribing MEPs with lavish gifts, luxury trip to China, and even cash - in return for their public support. (Link below.)

As the world’s richest men slash American aid for the world’s poorest children, they insist no one has died. That is not true. In South Sudan, the efforts by Elon Musk & Trump are already leading children to die. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Devex Invested: Europe takes note but no action amid USAID collapse devex.com/news/devex-inv… #Devex via @Devex

Blog: How Development Finance Institutions Can Help in a Time of Aid Austerity TLDR: lots of aid cuts; development finance institutions (eg IFC) failing to deliver in poorest countries; could help by making profits in richer countries to transfer to grant making in LICs.

Zimbabwe has over USD 21 billion in debt and arrears with bilateral and multilateral creditors. Several years ago, the Government of Zimbabwe initiated a commendable arrears clearance and debt resolution process to address this situation. It is disappointing to see that Zimbabwe

Great to see the European Parliament using my reporting to call for “full transparency and accountability” over suspected fraud at the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States. tinyurl.com/yc58fz88

📊 As part of the EU's geopolitical ambitions, the 2024 mid-term review saw major reductions in per-country development allocations across Sub-Saharan Africa. But for what reasons? Philippe Van Damme 🇪🇺🇺🇦 demystifies the less-than-transparent process 👉 bit.ly/42Ey3V1

Due to EPP siding with the far right, EU-Parliament has voted down the report on financing for development ahead of the Fourth International Conference in #Seville. The report should have called on Member States to increase their commitment to international development

SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.

‘Denhere says the funding issues are connected to wider global donor cuts, not just the Trump administration slashing US aid this year.’