58.5 mln children in Africa suffering from stunting: AfDB President

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ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua)-- Around 58.5 million children in Africa are suffering from stunting, creating an adverse impact on the continent's economic potential, the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina said on Saturday evening. "Africa is the only continent where the number of stunted children has increased over the last two decades: 58.5 million in 2018, up from 50.3 million at the turn of the...

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