THE POVERTY FACE OF AFRICA

Poverty has a female face in Africa, so these are the people who are wearing it

Bor, Jonglei, South Sudan. A mother waits to have her child weighed to check for malnutrition in a clinic. Poor or badly timed rains, coupled with insecurity, ethnic clashes and cattle raiding, have left many Southern Sudanese needing extra food supplies, Peter Martell of the BBC says