Africa
Is the focus on aid – how much, and who to – the right one?
Tony Dykes of Action for Southern Africa asks if the focus on aid - how much, and who to - is the right one, and asks for the decision to cut the UK aid budget to Lesotho be reviewed.
Why is the government delaying the Bribery Act?
International development secretary Andrew Mitchell, under pressure from big business, is delaying the implementation of the Bribery Act, reports David Taylor.
Brown: Africa key to global growth
In his first major speech since leaving office, Gordon Brown called for Africa to be at the heart of a new global growth strategy, aided by a mass roll out of broadband.
Act now to prevent millions of child deaths
Nine million children die each year before their fifth birthday - with 250 million children living in a “health care desert”, reveal shocking new figures.