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Official aid is under pressure; private aid is growing

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INT

Large US budget cuts risk squeezing public foreign aid, but more private co-funding may fill some of the gap

Investment in Russia picks up ahead of political thaw

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RUSSIA

Data from 2016 suggest oil price recovery aided foreign investment boost

Global gap will widen between aid needed and funded

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INTERNATIONAL

Aid budgets are being cut and priorities are shifting from humanitarian aid when it is needed more than ever

Mixed messaging will undermine US foreign policy

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UNITED STATES

US officials struggle to normalise Washington’s international agenda as the Trump administration looks inward

Taiwan will be at pains to retain diplomatic allies

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TAIWAN

Taipei has lost diplomatic ally Nauru to Beijing and relations with Tuvalu were uncertain following recent elections

Afghan Taliban threat shows no sign of receding

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AFGHANISTAN

Despite more than 15 years of NATO deployment and US aid, Afghanistan is no closer to peace and stability

African Union will struggle to close funding gap

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AFRICA

The African Union has a plan for financial self-reliance, but implementation is lagging behind aspiration

Africa faces obstacles to achieving its vaccine goal

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AFRICA

As the developed world begins to consider booster shots, African vaccination programmes have been left far behind

Conflict will mire outlook for East and Central Africa

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EAST-CENTRAL AFRICA

Political conflict across the region is widespread and escalating, with the effects felt across borders

The Saudi-Israeli normalisation puzzle will get harder

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SAUDI ARABIA/ISRAEL

The Gaza war hikes the costs of Saudi talks with Israel, as Israeli anti-Palestinian sentiments prohibit compromises