West and Central Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo. A man holds a child.

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An Ebola survival miracle

Ebola is a brutal disease. But thanks to around-the-clock care, this boy beat it

20/01/2020

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More than 855,000 children remain out of school in North-West and South-West Cameroon

UNICEF calls on all parties to protect children and their education

05/11/2019

Mali. A child and her teacher work on a blackboard.

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Education displaced in Mali

Ongoing violence has forced hundreds of schools to close. But a teacher and student show that education can still thrive in even the most challenging places

01/11/2019

Democratic Republic of Congo. A child sits in a classroom.

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What it’s like for an Ebola survivor to go back to school

UNICEF is working with psychologists, teachers and students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help children reintegrate

22/10/2019

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In Republic of Congo, the ‘Light Women’ shine

In the forests of northern Republic of Congo, a group of highly dedicated women is helping remote communities beat malnutrition

14/10/2019

On 26 June 2019, children take part in an emergency attack simulation, as they practice sheltering and evacuation in the event of an armed attack, at the Yalgho Primary School in Dori, Burkina Faso.

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Geneva Palais briefing note on children in Burkina Faso

11/10/2019

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo with one of the girls who lives at the Saint Joseph Parakou orphanage, Parakou, Benin on 2 October 2019.

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Batonga Foundation, TOMS and UNICEF partner to give girls in Benin new shoes

10/10/2019

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In Niger, girls take their shot at a better future

A girls’ football team is helping break down social barriers, one kick at a time

10/10/2019

Health worker Nsiri Lowoso vaccinate three month old Zoe Nukandila as his mom, Arellete Ytshika, hold him, Saturday 10 Nov, 2018 at the Centre De Sante Le Rocher Maternity in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. He was vaccinated against measles and rubella, tetanus and polio.

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As measles deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo top 4,000, UNICEF rushes medical kits to health centers and vaccinates thousands more children

09/10/2019

Democratic republic of the Congo. A woman holds a baby.

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1,000 Ebola survivors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Joint Press Release by the UN Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, UNICEF and Save the Children

04/10/2019

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