Global Development

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon addresses the Annual Conference of Swiss Developement Cooperation in Zurich, Switzerland January 22, 2016. On the screen behind are displayed the 17 goals of UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - LR1EC1M141E1G

The silo problem: Connecting the UN’s efforts to promote sustainable development and prevent violent extremism

Eric Rosand and Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini

Monday, July 15, 2019

Khanyo Mchunu, 13, posing for a photograph in front of her house in Embo, South Africa, November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Rogan Ward SEARCH "CHRISTMAS WISHES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC13B192B6E0

First social impact bond in South Africa shows promise for addressing youth unemployment

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Friday, July 12, 2019

A Chinese construction worker helps build a new bridge against the skyline of Mozambique's capital Maputo April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg - GF10000389278

Avoiding a debt crisis in Africa

Shanta Devarajan, Indermit Gill, and Kenan Karakülah

Thursday, July 11, 2019

To save forests, think beyond the trees

Roy Parizat

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

People walk past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC15E2478890

Figure of the week: China’s ‘hidden’ lending in Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The rising sun reflects off of One World Trade at the southern tip of the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - D1BEUKNTPYAB

A handbook to help cities report local progress on the Sustainable Development Goals

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Young startup promoters work on their computers in New Bonako village, Cameroon March 28, 2017 2017. Picture taken March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer - RC169F5B0CF0

Strategies for jobs in Africa in the digital age

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Monday, July 8, 2019

For [development impact bonds] to be sustainable, it will be critical to move beyond donor funding and for governments to engage.

Emily Gustafsson-Wright Devex Wednesday, July 3, 2019

The new global agenda: Scale, urgency, and the future of the multilateral development bank system

Nicholas Stern and Amar Bhattacharya

Monday, July 1, 2019

A train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government arrives at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi May 31, 2017.

SDGs offer business opportunities

Homi Kharas

Monday, July 1, 2019

A nurse holds a syringe as patients wait in Ghana April 23, 2019. Gavi/2019/Tony Noel. Picture taken April 23, 2019. Zipline drones, supported by Gavi and the UPS Foundation, cut the time taken to deliver lifesaving medical supplies from hours to minutes. Gavi/2019/Tony Noel via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT - RC187D079370

How do major health donors prepare for country exits?

Kaci Kennedy McDade, Osondu Ogbuoji, Marco Schäferhoff, and Gavin Yamey

Friday, June 28, 2019

Electric wires are pictured in Ojuelegba district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1A28D557C0

Figures of the week: Africa’s infrastructure needs are an investment opportunity

Genevieve Jesse and Payce Madden

Thursday, June 27, 2019

A solar panel is pictured on the roof of Jean-Noel Kouame's house, on the outer limits of the main city Abidjan's vast urban sprawl, Ivory Coast December 18, 2017. Picture taken December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon - RC1ECCAAF400

Can microgrids enable macro development?

Rob Fetter, June Lukuyu, Jay Taneja, and Nathan Williams

Thursday, June 27, 2019

The fierce urgency of now: Toward a new multilateralism

Kevin P. Gallagher and Richard Kozul-Wright

Monday, June 24, 2019

Sudanese refugees who fled from the clashes are seen at a school in Al Dahra district in Tripoli, Libya April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny - RC1A8DEA8F40

Africa in the news: Prosper Africa, World Refugee Day, and DRC updates

Christina Golubski

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Workers inspect railway tracks, which serve as a part of the Belt and Road freight rail route linking Chongqing to Duisburg, at Dazhou railway station in Sichuan province, China March 14, 2019. Picture taken March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC1563D032A0

Winners and losers along China’s Belt and Road

Indermit Gill, Somik V. Lall, and Mathilde Lebrand

Friday, June 21, 2019

Children play football at the graveyards (City of the Dead) called locally "Zawiyyet al-Mayyiteen" in Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC1217CE1350

More than half of the world’s poor are children

Katharina Fenz and Kristofer Hamel

Thursday, June 20, 2019

A technician cleans solar panels, part of the BBOXX and EDF solar energy system used to provide electricity to Sikpe Afidegnon village, Togo May 16, 2019. Picture taken May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Noel Kokou Tadegnon - RC123FE24560

Figure of the week: Progress on SDGs in Africa

Genevieve Jesse and Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Office buildings under construction stand behind the Angolan central bank building in the capital, Luanda, in this January 20, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files - GF10000382251

Stressful speculations about public debt in Africa

Indermit Gill, Kenan Karakülah, and Shanta Devarajan

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Syrian refugee Omayma al Hushan, 14, who launched an initiative against child marriage among Syrian refugees, speaks to her friends about her initiative at a school in Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - GF10000397998

Forced displacement and child marriage: A growing challenge in MENA

Omer Karasapan and Sajjad Shah

Wednesday, June 19, 2019