Where We Work

West and Central Africa is home to 403 million people – half of them children

A boy walks on the sand bank surrounding M'Bera refugee camp.

UNICEF works in 24 countries in West and Central Africa, a region with diverse cultures, beliefs, languages, and lifestyles – marked by contrasts of stability and conflict; affluence and poverty.

Regional Map of West and Central Africa — UNICEF

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Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

DRC

Côte d'Ivoire

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

News from the Region

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Statement on attacks in the Central African Republic

Koumbéré Sankaré, 12, from Diambadougou village about 30 km from the city of Mopti, revises her lessons at night using a head lamp. Koumbéré attends a community learning center (CLC) following the closure of her school due to insecurity. Thanks to Norwegian support, UNICEF and its partner Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) have supported learning for 7500 children who are no longer in school because of school closures in the regions of Mopti, Timbuktu, Gao and Segou. "Even though our school is closed, thank

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For every child in West and Central Africa

In West and Central Africa, UNICEF is determined to go beyond business as usual

Children released from Boko Haram

Press release

Nearly 900 children released from armed group in north-east Nigeria

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Executive Director in DRC

Nearly 13 million people, including 4 million malnourished children, need assistance and protection

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