By, April 24 -- Koena Mokobocho
During day four of the 43rd Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children, at Avani Lesotho, Director of Programmes at African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) Shimelis Tsegaye Tesemma gave a report on child wellbeing for the year 2023.
Dedicated to child hunger and the issues of poverty within the household, the report outlines the progress of African countries and the subsequent effect it has had on its people. The report explores the main reasons behind the alarming numbers of hungry and poor children, and the solutions various governments are implementing to effectively alleviate the problem.
Roughly 54% (352 million) of children in Africa are living in poverty. 60...