Africa Regional Nutrition Strategy 2015 - 2025

Introduction

The current situation in terms of hunger and 
malnutrition in Africa is totally incompatible with the vision of the African Union (AU) and the aspirations for the peoples of Africa as held by their leaders. It is indeed, an irony of the tallest order that Africa is presently having the highest levels of malnutrition in the world as it is a continent with exceptional natural resources and experiencing rapid economic growth.

As the rest of the world is increasingly identifying Africa as the most promising place to provide the additional food that will be needed to feed the rapidly increasing and prospering global population, Africa’s children are the ones at highest risk of hunger and malnutrition. This situation calls for a dramatic change in the course of current development processes in order to safeguard the future of Africa. African leaders are increasingly expressing their commitment to this cause and have vowed to make the AU and its related agencies effective instruments in this urgent quest. The Africa Region Nutrition Strategy (ARNS) for the period 2015-2025 outlines 
the specific role of the AU and the AU Commission (AUC) in the elimination of hunger and malnutrition. It is based on the AU 2014-2017 Strategic Plan and reflects the recently initiated AU Agenda 2063, which articulate the longer term vision of the continent.