In Africa 1000's more babies will die if they are not breastfeed.

165 million children under 5 are stunted (low height for age) in their growth due to poor
nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life. Stunting rates in sub-Saharan Africa have decreased from 47% in 1990 to 40% in 2011, yet the prevalence is still high.
Exclusive breastfeeding is a critical part of improving child survival and development. SubSaharan Africa has seen increases from 21% in 1995 to 33% in 2010 of infants under six months who are exclusively breastfed.
https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/Africa%20Key%20Facts%20and%20Figures.pdf

Thank you for this post @mepatriot.
I even saw some babies been taken away from their mothers because of breastfeeding and I could not understand it. Some say if you breastfeed too long its not good for the baby. In the past, just the opposite was said as there were pro-breastfeeding for as long as possible.
Breastfeeding is also a natural contraceptive method and very important in developing countries where parents are still getting more and more children in spite of the poverty.

Your chances of becoming pregnant while your baby is under 6 months and you are exclusively breastfeeding (giving no other food or drinks, feeding on demand including during the night and not using a soother) are about 3%
My "daughter-in-law" did not fall pregnant for 18 months now. She is not using other contraceptives. My grandson eats his meals and is still breastfeeding in between. He is such a healthy boy.