NEWS

Armed groups have trapped more than 140,000 people, including over 80,000 children, in the town of Menaka in Mali.

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.

Siege in Timbuktu: Nearly 74,000 children trapped in city and running out of food.

Sahel school closures increase by 20% in past year, with 200,000 more children out of class

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

Mali: Alarming food crisis leaves 1.2 million hungry

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

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

Deadly start of 2021 for children in Sahel, Save the Children calls for their protection

Central Sahel conference fails to acknowledge needs of children caught up in conflict, disaster and Covid-19

COVID-19 hygiene measures must be enforced in schools set to reopen in West and Central Africa, says Save the Children

Over 55,000 grave crimes committed against children in African conflict zones in five years alone

105,000 children in Mali displaced by violence, Save the Children warns

TWO MIILLION CHILDREN UNABLE TO RETURN TO SCHOOL IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

Save the Children: ‘Investigate senseless killings in Mali, hold attackers to account’

More children are living in areas affected by armed conflict than at any time over the past two decades, a new report from Save the Children reveals