When the loss of a child reveals the failings of the healthcare system in Africa
The death of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's young child has reignited a painful but necessary debate about the failings of the healthcare system in Africa. This tragedy, far from being an isolated case, is reminiscent of other tragedies on the continent, such as that of a woman pregnant with twins who died on the steps of a hospital in Cameroon due to a lack of care.