With more than a quarter of our children affected, stunting is not just a health issue, it has far-reaching consequences for ...

Human Rights Watch is honored to address the African Committee of Experts at its 45th Ordinary Session, and join it in celebrating 35 years since the adoption of the African Children’s Charter.

Across the African region, an estimated 178,000 women die each year due to complications in pregnancy or childbirth.

Murray worked with a fertility clinic in 2023 to get pregnant ... she gave birth to was African American. "I would have strangers approach us in public and ask whose child I had," Murray said.

Ugandan Brenda Naggita has the condition, and while pregnant she likes to eat rocks to help with her nausea. Pica can also affect children and ... the NEDA website. The African Development Bank ...