11 - 15 August: Catch up with all the development-related news you may have missed this week

Good week for

M-Pesa, with the Romanian launch of mobile money transfer system first made popular in Kenya.

Pope Francis, who was welcomed by tens of thousands of young Asians as he celebrated his first public mass in South Korea.

Bad week for

Nouri Maliki, who stepped down as Iraqi prime minister after pressure mounted for him to resign.



Smriti Irani, India’s new human resources minister became the butt of many jokes after allegedly lying about her Yale degree. The truth about qualifications also caught up with South African MP Pallo Jordan this week.



Quote of the week

This week’s quote is taken from Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s independence day speech, in which he references India’s recent spate of rapes.

When we hear about these rapes our heads hang in shame. Young girls are always asked so many questions by their parents, like ‘where are you going?’ But do parents dare to ask their sons where they are going? Those who commit rape are also someone’s sons. It’s the responsibility of the parents to stop them before they take the wrong path.”

What you’re saying

In response to our article ‘Want job, will travel: five ways to help young immigrants find work’, Twitter user Vivian Onano says that migration as a long-term fix to unemployment is not sustainable.



This week in numbers

1bn under 18s will live in Africa by 2050.

400 million people in Asia will be vulnerable to flooding by 2025.

$180m to be provided in aid by the US for South Sudan.

$500,000 grant by Dutch NGO Hivos for Africa’s tech hubs to promote more sustainable entrepreneurship.



$25 is the price of a Nokia phone as Microsoft goes after customers in Africa.



Picture of the week



Facebook Twitter Pinterest A girl drags her goat home through a main road on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Milestones

Over 1000 people have now died from Ebola in West Africa. Meanwhile, it was announced on Wednesday Canada donating an experimental vaccine to the affected countries is ethical.

A war crimes trial of an ex-army officer started on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo . It will be a test of military justice, with 100 alleged victims expected to testify.

PM Modi has pledged every Indian school will have a toilet within five years.

Infographic

Our infographic this week is from the World Economic Forum and maps hunger across the world.



Reading list

Coming next week: have your say

Our live chat question on Thursday 21 August1-3pm BST is ‘how can you make the most out of university if considering a career in development?’ Contact us at globaldevpros@theguardian.com to recommend someone for the panel.

Youth unemployment voices and our celebration of world humanitarian day - stay tuned for more!



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