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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 30/06/2025

Child mortality in Malawi has fallen by more than 80% since 1990

A line graph illustrating the trend in child mortality in Malawi from 1990 to 2022. In 1990 the share of newborns who died before the age of 5 was almost 25%. In 2022 this had fallen to 4%.

Data source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, 2024

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 19/05/2025

Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria is the leading cause of child mortality in much of Sub-Saharan Africa— In 2021, malaria was the leading cause of death among children under five in more than 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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The Conversation Africa @africa.theconversation.com · 18/05/2025

Food insecurity fuels terrorism in Africa, creating a vicious cycle of hunger and conflict. theconversation.com/terrorists-u... #Politics

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Terrorists use food as a weapon: how Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab exploit hunger

Terror groups use food as a tool to fight, govern and survive.

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 08/05/2025

The Trump admin’s FY2026 budget proposes deep cuts to US dev. & humanitarian aid, reflecting a shift in global engagement. @ecollinson.bsky.social & @justinrhurley.bsky.social highlight a key choice for Congress: endorse this retreat or pursue a more balanced approach ⬇️ bit.ly/3Z8LIRU

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Redefining America’s Interests? Trump’s FY2026 Budget Proposes Sweeping Cuts to US Foreign Aid

The Trump administration unveiled an overview of its FY2026 budget request on Friday. While short on details, the document offers a grim forecast for US development and humanitarian spending. In seeki...

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Ken Opalo @kopalo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Happy to share my inaugural series of capsule reviews for @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/afri... It’s an immense honor to be following in the footsteps of the late Nic van de Walle in this role.

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An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

Badawi’s encyclopedic survey of African history is an important installment in the current wave of scholarship on the deep histories of African societies.

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

“If someone licked my heart, they’d be poisoned.” The M23's takeover of territory in eastern DRC has killed thousands, displaced hundreds of thousands and also caused a huge mental health crisis. Story by Prosper Heri Ngorora and Carlos Mureithi

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‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war-ravaged eastern DRC

People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme launched

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Tony Addison @tonysangle.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📉Commodies sold off following Trump’s tariffs & China’s retaliation (on expectations of slower world growth) ⚠️bad news for poorer econonomies dependent on commodity earnings. 👉🏼How to manage such shocks? See our new @unu-wider.bsky.social book (open access) www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...

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UNU-WIDER : Book : Resources Matter

Almost everything that is essential to modern society—transport and power systems, buildings, machinery, and medical devices—depends upon metals, minerals, and stone as well as oil and natural gas whi...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 31/03/2025

With #USAID contractors shuttered, staff terminated, and the agency’s financial system largely non-operational, @charlesjkenny.bsky.social urges that action from Congress is needed to ensure that already appropriated funds are responsibly spent. Read more ⬇️

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The USAID Shutdown: Where Next?

The State Department is floating foreign assistance reorganization proposals. While there is surely a lot that could be done to make US foreign assistance more effective, I hope Congress focuses on…

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

This week's links include how having a fast train to take you long distances makes you more likely to buy an EV, do Ethiopians prefer better housing in the outskirts or a central slum, DiD with weights, and more... blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

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Weekly links March 21: Ethiopian housing, Chinese rail, DiD, an online course, and more…

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Four years and one civil war later...

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Sebphilatelie @sebphilatelie.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

'The Continent' n°191, 22 février 2025 : - le point militaire et des réfugiés de la guerre civile au Soudan ; - la vie des marchandes de Goma sous le joug du M23 ; - patrimoine : le coq Okukor, un des bronzes du royaume de Bénin, pillés par les Britanniques en 1897. #Afrique #patrimoine

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Tzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

“Africa needs regional development plans where national resources are complemented and built out across countries … it doesn’t need more siloed oil and gas projects.” @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social on the push to expand Africa’s fossil fuel infrastructure www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...

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Can new Africa Energy Bank power a continent while protecting the planet?

A long-planned bank to fund oil and gas projects in Africa must balance profit with climate considerations, experts say.

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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

A thread on USAID, and why it’s a long way from over… The wanton disruption of US assistance has been murderous. By now, kids will have died from malnutrition or one of the afflictions of camp life –perhaps dehydrating diarrhea.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 05/02/2025

This thread is highly informative about current actions by the US Administration in secret

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Sarah Stoecklin @sarahstoecklin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

"...The Continent went to talk to the people who always pay the price." EXACTLY.

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Henrik Maihack @henrikmaihack.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

After an historic low point in #Germany ‘s post-45 parliamentary history, reading @polgreen.bsky.social essay helps to put all the shouting on #migration into perspective: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...

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Opinion | Migration Is Remaking Our World, and We Don’t Understand It at All

Migration is central to our politics and our world, but nobody really understands it.

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

This week's links include an interview with @ericverhoogen.bsky.social, @kopalo.bsky.social on the ambition gap among Africa's ruling elites, how tariff & non-tariff barriers affect green technology take-up in developing countries, and more... blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?

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Weekly links January 31: the ruling elite need more ambition, green technologies need less tariffs, know who you are, and more…

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The Conversation Africa @africa.theconversation.com · 31/01/2025

#Uganda declares #Ebola outbreak. Public health expert Yap Boum explains the virus's history and safety measures. Stay informed to stay safe! theconversation.com/ebola-what-a... #TCAArchive #HealthAndMedicine

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Ebola: what are the symptoms, how does it spread and where did it come from?

Ebola is a highly transmissible disease but its spread can be prevented through behavioural measures.

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Rachel Bonnifield @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The last week has been v bad for US foreign assistance -- and that's bad for America. But there's still time for Secretary Rubio--who has a track record of supporting smart aid--to avert looming disaster and enact a *real* (and needed!) review and reform. Here's how: www.cgdev.org/blog/changin...

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Changing Course to a Good-Faith Aid Review: How Four Principles Could Advance the American Interest and Save Lives

Making the case for how to conduct a good-faith, smart aid review in service of the administration’s goals and the American people.

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