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

Browse countries by alphabetical listing

Find out more what we do for children in each country

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

Young girl shows another girl how to wash hands properly

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Empowering Nigerian children to stem the tide of coronavirus

To prepare communities to protect themselves from the coronavirus, UNICEF is supporting social mobilisation efforts by the Lagos State Government

Woman filling out birth certificate

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Birth registration: A fundamental right for children

An EU-UNICEF partnership in 4 African countries to strengthen birth registration

Girls washing hands in Côte d'Ivoire

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COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan

Children holding talkie walkies to their ear

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Coronavirus hotlines for West and Central African countries

A list of local numbers you can call for information on COVID-19

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Make a Difference

See how you can build a better future for every child in West and Central Africa