Record hunger in Horn of Africa pushes development banks to step in
Consecutive failed rains have led to widespread crop failures
India commits to global pacts on eradicating child slavery
Nobel Laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi called the ratifications a paradigm shift
Protect women's rights, access to abortion, campaigners urge British PM May
"We are writing to seek a categorical assurance from you that you will not allow women's rights, and in particular, women's access to abortion to be used in any kind of trade-off"
Nigeria prey to more deadly meningitis outbreaks amid vaccine shortage
At least 1.3 million meningitis C vaccines have been acquired to date
Bhutan and Maldives eliminate measles - WHO
The WHO has set a 2020 deadline for the elimination of measles in Southeast Asia
India's 'locked up' land is enough to build housing for all, experts say
India's state-owned enterprises hold more than 1 million acres of surplus land, according to some estimates
Medics and school staff forcibly recruited in South Sudan's war
"The health facility in Nimni, as well as at least two schools in the area, have been forced to close due to forced recruitment of personnel essential to their operations"
FEATURE-Maasai manure helps Kenya's drought-hit herders fight hunger
Livestock keepers are starting to sell manure for fertiliser, profiting from an underused resource and boosting farmers' yields in tough climate times
FACTBOX-People with albinism face poverty, abandonment, danger and death
The average person with albinism in East Africa dies by age 30 from skin cancer, and only 2 percent of people with albinism live to age 40
Electricity price hike raises deforestation fears in Zambia
As electricity becomes more costly, more families may turn to firewood and charcoal for heating and cooking, critics fear