Hundreds of people took to the streets of Nairobi on 19 April to protest against the rising cost of fuel, which they blame on the...

The young man sits on the railing of the long tail boat, explaining how he smuggles amphetamines into Thailand from Myanmar. "When I transport 'Ya...

Three years after the Lao government adopted its first mental health policy, there is still no national plan of action or implementation strategy, say mental...

Ethiopia has little time for critics of its large-scale land-leasing policy, insisting the millions of dollars of foreign investment will create jobs, improve domestic agricultural...

In his job as head of Ghana’s Buruli ulcer control programme, Dr Edwin Ampadu moves between delight over promising new medicines and frustration over long-held...

Imagine you and your family are camped out on the second floor of your house watching floodwaters rising steadily towards your bedroom window. It is...

In recent months stories in the Pakistani media of horrendous abuse suffered by some children engaged in domestic work have focused attention on their plight...