Devex, a media platform that champions development has released what it calls “Power 50 list.”
Information available on the website indicates that the Power 50 list pinpoints the individuals who are transforming development.
“These aren’t your obvious names (yes, we know U.S. President Donald Trump has upended the U.S. foreign aid system). The most powerful are often the behind-the-scenes players — whether in government, philanthropy, artificial intelligence, multilateral finance, or health — reinventing the concept of helping people in what many see as a post-aid era,” Devex explained.
It added that “The list reveals clear trends: As bilateral aid drops, all eyes are on philanthropy, development finance, and the private sector to plug gaps — even though the gaps are massive. Then there’s artificial intelligence, which can act as a force multiplier for everything from health to education to food security — if used wisely. And not everyone is hurting for money — emerging donors such as the Persian Gulf states are showing us that bilateral aid isn’t dead quite yet.
Among the top ten of the Power 50 list is President John Mahama.
Devex says, “Mahama has emerged as a leading voice pushing for a new deal for African development — shaping debates on debt relief, trade reform, and climate finance, arguing that Africa must renegotiate its place in the global economic order rather than simply adapt to declining aid.”
