Navigating the 'new normal' for African schools

The only way to avert a sharp rise in malnutrition is to get children back into the continent's classrooms.

Khadidiatou Fall, a 15-year-old Senegalese girl, was desperate to get back to school. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, hers was closed for most of last year. Though it offered online classes, limited internet access in Rufisque, her small hometown, meant she often missed important lessons. Her chances of making the most of her education were slipping away.