| FOOD: Power to the people! |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 15/5/2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all. full report |
| HEALTH: Treat the mother - save the baby |
 | LONDON، 16/5/2012 (IRIN) - The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high. Now a new report suggests that paying more attention to their mothers’ health, and focusing on certain damaging but treatable diseases, could be one key to tackling neonatal mortality. full report |
| SWAZILAND: IMF walks away from the kingdom |
 | MBABANE، 18/5/2012 (IRIN) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has withdrawn its advisory team from Swaziland, saying it is unable to support the government’s proposed financial reform programme. full report |
| MALAWI: Bumpy road to economic recovery |
 | BLANTYRE، 18/5/2012 (IRIN) - A sizeable devaluation of Malawi’s currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases in the price of basic goods and pushed many Malawians deeper into poverty. full report |