Farmers like Yusuf grow several crops—sorghum, millet, soybeans, tomatoes, and onions. But one of the most important staples in this region is the cowpea. Thanks to new varieties developed by CGIAR—a ...

Last year, a man named Chuck Feeney died, at the age of 92. Feeney was a billionaire, but you might not have heard of him. He purposely led a low-profile life—he wore a ten-dollar watch and, in his ...

On foundation’s 25th anniversary, Bill Gates outlines ambitious goals, inspiration for donating most of his resources and new timeline to spend-down by 2045 “There are too many urgent problems to ...

In the 1990s, Zimbabwe had one dry year every five years. Now it is once every two years, and sometimes the dry years are back-to-back. I have been involved with smallholder farming my entire life.

Whether we’re paying the rent, receiving a paycheck, splitting the cost of a meal, or simply buying a coffee, people in much of the world take digital banking for granted. Everything is handled with a ...

Since January 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than US$2 billion to the global COVID-19 response. Our funding commitments for COVID-19 response draw from three sources: ...

In 2018, UNICEF called Pakistan the riskiest place in the world for newborns because it had the highest infant mortality rate of any nation. Due to a range of factors, including an acute shortage of ...

The Global Findex 2021 report shows, surprisingly, that financial inclusion increased all over the world last year despite COVID-19. Bangladesh’s work to increase the use of digital wages during the ...

This article originally appeared on The Economist. Earlier this year I contacted a few African development experts for their views on the continent’s priorities. Our conversation centred on issues ...

COVID-19 has tested the world’s ability to respond quickly and equitably to a profound global health crisis. Unfortunately, in many ways, we have collectively failed this test. Yes, safe and effective ...

It is one of the cruel ironies of climate change’s impact that the families and communities least responsible for this global crisis are the ones feeling its most extreme repercussions. Africa ...

ADDIS ABABA (June 2, 2025) – In an address today in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union, Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates urged African leaders to seize the moment to accelerate progress in ...