Following the African Union summit, what else should be on Africa's agenda beyond malnutrition?

The way cities are built impacts on everything from housing to climate change, so why are we not paying enough attention to it?

Hiring staff from less well-off backgrounds who can empathise with victims of poverty would make development work more relevant and effective, says Michael Keller, says Michael Keller

A reader in the Philippines shares his thoughts on what we can learn from the response to Typhoon Haiyan

Heard the joke about the African kids living in grinding poverty? Maybe you never will but in this week's letters, readers argue it's smart to add comedy to campaigning

Readers respond to Ben Phillips's article where he argued for a more equal representation of staff from developing countries

Letters: Giving money to vulnerable women often only puts them at greater risk of violence. To empower, first work on context and then the individual, writes Saif Islam