{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Global Development","slug":"this-week-in-global-development-6311778","podcast_index_feed_id":6311778,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5837438/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development--5837438","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/71e7688b8237c333a8d8a3205a7a0671.jpg","author":"Devex","episode_count":216,"summary":"Dive into the week's most critical global development news with the This Week in Global Development podcast. In each episode, hosts Adva Saldinger, David Ainsworth, and Rumbi Chakamba break down major headlines and invite leading experts for insightful analysis. Get up-to-date on news regarding foreign aid, humanitarian crises, the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, finance, philanthropy, climate, food systems, global health, and stay informed on the latest trends and policy changes shaping global development. Episodes are published every Friday and can also be watched on YouTube. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devex Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters: https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778"},"episode":{"title":"What did we learn at the African Union Summit and the Munich Security Conference?","slug":"what-did-we-learn-at-the-african-union-summit-and-the-munich-security-conference","published_at":"2026-02-19T19:35:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/what-did-we-learn-at-the-african-union-summit-and-the-munich-security-conference","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-did-we-learn-at-the-african-union-summit-and-the-munich-security-conference--70154224","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70154224/devex_podcast_1333draft_mixdown.mp3","summary":"We examine the latest developments surrounding the African Continental Free Trade Area , or AfCFTA, which served as a focal point of the recent African Union Summit . The initiative continues its phased reduction of continental tariffs to bolster intra-African trade and industrialization. The development of strategic resource corridors to anchor critical mineral supply chains was also a cornerstone of the discussions . The U.S. officials sought to reassure participants that corridor investments would not be exploitative and would deliver tangible benefits to local communities. We also reflect on the Munich Security Conference , where we found that the global south was underrepresented. While traditional foreign aid was largely sidelined in favor of immediate security priorities, development finance emerged as a prominent topic of conversation. Throughout the summit, participants frequently championed the argument that strategic investment in development is a prerequisite for global security, rather than a byproduct of it. To discuss these stories, and others, Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger sits down with reporters Ayenat Mersie and Jesse Chase-Lubitz for the latest episode of our weekly podcast series. Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters.","meta_description":"We examine the latest developments surrounding the African Continental Free Trade Area , or AfCFTA, which served as a focal point of the recent African Un…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1647,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/episodes/what-did-we-learn-at-the-african-union-summit-and-the-munich-security-conference/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/what-did-we-learn-at-the-african-union-summit-and-the-munich-security-conference.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}