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• USAID foreign officers to be repatriated, local staff fired by Aug. 15th

  By Sara Jerving Verified| Devex@ The agency's foreign service officers have been ordered to return to the U.S. by Aug. 15th. That's the same day all local hires in countries where USAID has worked will be terminated. It’s the end of an era for USAID foreign service officers and their colleagues from the host countries who worked alongside them.

  By Sara Jerving Verified · Devex

  Apr. 09, 2025

• ‘What’s in’ and ‘what’s out’ in USAID’s global health programming

  By Sara Jerving Verified| Devex@ USAID leadership sent out guidance to country missions abroad which highlighted 24 “central awards to support global health programming” that will continue under the agency’s “narrower focus.” ‘In the wake’ of the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the agency’s leadership sent country missions abroad some insight into what will be considered acceptable global health programming under the Trump administration — and what won’t.

  By Sara Jerving Verified · Devex

  Apr. 17, 2025

• What African experts say must change about US foreign aid

  By Sara Jerving Verified| Devex@ Devex spoke with development and private sector experts on the African continent who shared perspectives on what was wrong with U.S. foreign aid and the needed reforms. Frenzied, cut-throat, and chaotic — that’s how recent efforts to dismantle the U.S. foreign assistance infrastructure have been described.

  By Sara Jerving Verified · Devex

  Apr. 16, 2025

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Devex is a global media platform and social enterprise dedicated to international development. It connects over 1.3 million professionals in the development, health, humanitarian, and sustainability sectors. With a team of journalists from respected outlets like Bloomberg and Foreign Policy, Devex provides in-depth reporting and analysis on global development trends, funding, and policy. The company offers several services, including a membership-based platform for news and insights, a boutique recruitment agency called Devex Talent Solutions that focuses on sourcing underrepresented talent, and the world’s largest job board for development-focused positions. Devex Talent Solutions specializes in recruitment for fragile and conflict-affected regions, providing services at competitive rates. The organization is committed to equitable access to opportunities in global development and leverages a vast professional network to support its mission.