Charles Kenny

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Charles Kenny writes about global development — what’s working, what isn’t, and how the world can do better. An economist who spent fifteen years at the World Bank, he is now a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.

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Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid

A CGD blog with Markus Goldstein. The United States-long the world’s largest provider of lifesaving assistance and the largest humanitarian donor to many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa-saw a sharp reversal in early 2025. The US administration imposed a temporary funding freeze, cancelled most assistance awards, and clos…

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