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21 Mar 2024

FIVE-FOLD INCREASE IN CHILDREN UPROOTED BY VIOLENCE IN WEST AFRICA’S CENTRAL SAHEL

Escalating violence has led to a five-fold surge in the number of children forced from their homes over the past five years in central Sahel.

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7 Mar 2024

BURKINA FASO: Over 2,000 children diagnosed with suspected measles in nationwide outbreak

Over 2,000 children in Burkina Faso are suspected to have contracted measles

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15 Nov 2023

Save the Children calls for urgent investigation after at least 70 civilians, including children, killed in Burkina Faso massacre

Save the Children is calling for an urgent investigation in Burkina Faso into the massacre of at least 70 civilians, mostly children and elderly p

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31 May 2023

SAHEL FOOD CRISIS: FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO FEED AND EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN IN NIGER AND BURKINA FASO

SAHEL FOOD CRISIS: FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO FEED AND EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN IN NIGER AND BURKINA FASO

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10 Dec 2022

Number of children facing catastrophic hunger to soar 11-fold in Burkina Faso by mid-2023

The number of children facing catastrophic hunger in Burkina Faso could skyrocket up to 11-fold in the next 6 months.

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5 Apr 2022

Joint press release: West Africa faces its worst food crisis in ten years, with over 27 million people already suffering from hunger

Joint press release: West Africa faces its worst food crisis in ten years, with over 27 million people already suffering from hunger

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11 Oct 2021

Child marriage kills more than 60 girls a day

Child marriage kills more than 60 girls a day

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16 Jun 2021

Schools must be open, accessible and safe from attacks, say African children

Schools must be open, accessible and safe from attacks, say African children

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11 Jun 2021

Broken dreams: Girls living on the frontline of Africa’s new war

“Before the conflict, we were at peace, no one was afraid. Today, everyone is afraid.”

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