Nutrition situation
Under five stunting (%)
21.6
Under five overweight (%)
1.5
Anaemia in women 15-49 years (%)
52.9
Under five wasting (%)
6.1
Low birth weight (%)
15.5
0 to 5-month-old exclusive breastfeeding (%)
23.1
Adolescent overweight (%)
Male: 8.1
/ Female: 16.5
Adult overweight (%)
Male: 24.5
/ Female: 39.5
Adult obesity (%)
Male: 5.8
/ Female: 15.2
Adult diabetes (%)
Male: 7.3
/ Female: 6.3
COVID-19 snapshot
The COVID-19 health crisis led to the interruption of all activities in the field, in particular the national campaign for breastfeeding and the early stimulation of young children, the implementation of regional committees, the study on the cost of hunger, and monitoring missions. A COVID-19 response plan for the nutrition and food security sector has been prepared and operational action plans have been reviewed.
Institutional transformations 2019-2020
Bringing people together into a shared space for action
The National Council for Nutrition, Food and Early Childhood Development (CONNAPE), and all the agencies it comprises, is operational, as well as the thematic committees on food fortification (National Alliance for Food Enrichment (ANEA)), the National Multisectoral Information Platform for Nutrition (PNMIN), and the national Multisectoral Plan for Early Childhood Nutrition and Development (PMNDPE). The four regional committees have been set up and are operational. The private sector network has been implemented.Ensuring a coherent policy and legal framework
Several studies, analyses and reviews have been carried out, in particular on national and sectoral strategies and plans linked to nutrition, in order to evaluate their effectiveness. National and regional campaigns on breastfeeding and early stimulation have been launched. In addition, significant high-level advocacy actions have also been carried out, to strengthen the political framework, such as participation in the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, for the inclusion of nutrition in the African Union’s 2022 agenda, as well as for capacity building for parliamentarians.Aligning actions around common results
Several actions have been carried out in line with the Common Results Framework:
- Taking into consideration the national guidelines on nutrition and early childhood in the National Plan for Health Development 2021– 2025 and in the National Policy on School Feeding 2018–2025.
- Decree on the establishment, organisation and operation of the regional committees and applicable operational guide.
- Monitoring of results from the Common Results Framework, assured by the National Multisectoral Information Platform for Nutrition.
- Strengthening stakeholder capacity (monitoring and evaluation, data collection, analysis and harmonisation).
Financial tracking and resource mobilisation
Financing tracking and resource mobilisation is effective:
- Tracking of expenses on nutrition in 2019 with technical support from the INS and an expert consultant.
- Costing of interventions sensitive and specific to nutrition in the Public Investment Programme (PIP).
- Advocacy at conferences for resource mobilisation by the state for nutrition, food and early childhood development.
- Budgetary support from the ADB for the Multisectoral Plan on breastfeeding 2019- 2021.
- Implementation of investment project PMNDPE 2018-2022 supported by the World Bank.
2020-2021 Priorities
- Reviewing the PNMIN 2016– 2020/ Preparing PMNDPE 2021– 2025.
- Implementing innovative mechanisms with funding from the private sector.
- Adopting legislation to formalise technical experts.
- Finalising the membership process of States to the Regional Centre of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM).
- Implementing the youth network.
- Preparing technical documents to include nutrition within the African Union.
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