Major push needed to transform economies and meet SDGs: report
Policymakers must take steps to face down opposition from powerful interest groups and draw on the power of social movements, says ODI. March 7th, 2025
SpaceX’s Starship explodes in latest launch setback for Elon Musk
Aviation regulator diverts flights from four airports in Florida to avoid falling debris. SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase
US open to minerals partnerships with Democratic Republic of Congo
The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday, after a
Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO
Wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Myanmar among those spurring ‘digital violence’. People try to get internet service on their phones near the border with Egypt,
Ballooning Debt Service Payments in Poorest Countries Reach Alarming Levels, UNDP warns
UN Development Programme calls for an immediate fiscal lifeline for developing countries and urgent overhaul of the borrowing system. In 2023, developing economies’ total external
It costs more to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world: these companies are trying to change that
Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa rely on money sent to them by relatives living abroad. But it costs more to send this money —
