Sub-Saharan Africa

Extreme poverty 'to fall below 10%': World Bank

For the first time less than 10% of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015, says World Bank.
5 October 2015, 04:27 AM

Snakebite antidote is running out

The world is running out of one of the most effective snakebite treatments, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk.
8 September 2015, 05:37 AM