Nearly half of all child deaths in Africa stem from hunger, study shows
Almost 60 million children deprived of food despite continent’s economic growth, in what is ‘fundamentally a political problem’
One in three African children are stunted and hunger accounts for almost half of all child deaths across the continent, an Addis Ababa-based thinktank has warned.
In an urgent call for action, a study by the African Child Policy Forum said that nearly 60 million children in Africa do not have enough food despite the continent’s economic growth in recent years.