| SANITATION: Let’s talk about poo |
 | LONDON، 22/10/2012 (IRIN) - Enter the dignified portals of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine this week, and the first thing you will see is a gold-plated turd, resting on a scarlet silk cushion. It is labelled “The Golden Poo”, and is actually a Japanese good luck charm (a word play on the similarity between the words for “luck” and “poo” in Japanese.) full report |
| SECURITY: Is Africa's maritime strategy all at sea? |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 22/10/2012 (IRIN) - The African Union’s (AU) deadline for securing the continent’s territorial waters - the world’s last major geographical region without a maritime strategy - has been set at 2050, a target that may prove untenable. full report |
| AID POLICY: Fifty shades of aid – love in the field |
 | DUBAI، 23/10/2012 (IRIN) - If there is one topic that gets humanitarians and other aid workers talking - apart from the obvious discussions about capacity-building and food aid - it is the challenge of finding a prospective partner in the field. full report |
| FOOD: The state of African wheat research |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 24/10/2012 (IRIN) - Researchers in Africa are identifying ways to improve domestic wheat production in the face of sub-optimal conditions and stiff international competition. full report |