Telecom Company in Africa Gets $100 Million U.S. Loan to Compete with China’s Huawei
Africell, the only American-owned telecommunications company in Africa, will receive a $99.6 million EXIM loan to compete with China.
International Development
World Bank Warns Poor Nations Face Worst Debt Since 2006
The World Bank published a study on Sunday that found 26 of the world’s poorest nations — including Afghanistan, Yemen, Ethiopia, and North Korea — are “in deeper debt than at any other time since 2006.”
British Govt Gives More Away in Foreign Aid than It Spends on Police
The British government is giving away more money through the foreign aid budget than it is spending on Britain’s police forces, despite the violent crime wave gripping the country.
MPs Demand Britain Double Refugee Intake, Import Fivefold More From Africa
A cross-party committee of MPs has demanded Britain double the number of refugees imported directly from the third world, and to expand the working rights of asylum seekers.
Trump’s ‘New Africa Strategy’: No More ‘Aid Without Effect’
John Bolton said the Trump administration would no longer provide foreign aid to countries hostile to U.S. interests.
Culture Secretary Calls For Britain to Follow Trump and Leave UNESCO
Britain’s International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has told Cabinet colleagues that the UK should leave the United Nations’ culture body, UNESCO.
May Govt Refuses to Consider Paring Back £13 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Amid Oxfam Scandal
Theresa May’s government is sticking by its massive foreign aid commitments despite funding crises in the Armed Forces, healthcare, and social care, and tens of thousands signing petitions to scrap it.
British Government Squandering More than Double the OECD Average on Foreign Aid
The British Government’s spending on foreign aid is more than double the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average, thanks to legislation passed under David Cameron.
Macron: Africa Needs Fewer Children, Not Aid
French president Emmanuel Macron has stunned his left-liberal admirers by saying that Africa does not need more aid, as its problems are “civilisational” rather than financial.
UK Foreign Aid Set to Outstrip Spending on Wales after £1.2bn Budget Spike
Government spending on foreign aid is set to overtake spending on the Wales department, figures show.
Fraud Cases Involving UK Foreign Aid Budget Quadruple in Five Years
The number of fraud allegations involving the United Kingdom’s £12 billion foreign aid budget quadrupled over the last five years, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.