Nigeria: Reported Abduction of Children and Teachers From a Secondary School in Niger State, Nigeria

Scores of children and teachers were reportedly abducted from a secondary school in Niger State, Nigeria, in the early hours of Friday, just days after a separate attack in Kebbi… Read more »

Nigeria: Unicef Calls for Stronger Protection of Children Following Tragic School Attack in Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria

UNICEF strongly condemns the reported attack on a Government Girls School in the Maga community of Kebbi State, in Northwest Nigeria, which resulted in the death of the school's… Read more »

Africa: West and Central Africa's Girls Demand Action from Leaders

Dakar, Senegal, 10 October 2025 - To mark the International Day of the Girl, over 100 girls from West and Central Africa came together in Dakar for the West and Central Africa… Read more »

Central Africa: 80,000 Children At High Risk of Cholera As Outbreaks Spread Across 12 Countries in West and Central Africa

An estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera, as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa. Read more »

Africa: Statement from UNICEF Regional Director, Gilles Fagninou, on Violence Against Children in West and Central Africa

I grew up in this region. So when I took on the responsibility of UNICEF Regional Director a year ago, I did so with a deeper sense of purpose – and made a… Read more »

Africa: UNICEF Names Khaby Lame as a Goodwill Ambassador

Global content creator champions children's rights following four-day visit to see UNICEF's work in Senegal Read more »