Nutrition can be a driver of change or a barrier to progress. According to the Global Nutrition Report (GNR), which has been presented in Kampala on the eve of the sixth Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security Conference, there is a need for a strong political commitment, investment and accountability if the goal of reducing malnutrition is to be achieved. Among the GNR’s key findings:  58 million children under age five are stunted, fourteen million children are wasted and ten million are overweight, and none of these children are growing healthily. The GNR shows that in Africa there are some notable bright spots and important progress in tackling malnutrition: Kenya is the only country in the world on track to meet all five World Health Assembly (WHA) child nutrition targets by 2025. Ghana is on course for four targets while Uganda, Algeria, Benin, Liberia and Swaziland are on course for three targets. Twenty six countries are on track for two or one targets while Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe are off track for the five Nutrition WHA targets for which information is available.