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

Birth Registration

Press release

11 December 2019

Despite significant increase in birth registration, a quarter of the world’s children remain ‘invisible’ – UNICEF

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The men promoting breastfeeding and improved child nutrition

Men and women have a shared responsibility

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No Water, Breastfeed Only

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life

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Students like no others during the end of year exams

In Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, students take their end of year exams in treatment centers.

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