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West Africa

May 3, 2018

Children at risk as Vitamin A supplement coverage declines

Over 140 million children are at greater risk of illness, hearing loss, blindness and even death if they are not provided with life-saving vitamin A supplements, warns UNICEF.
March 4, 2018

Investing in school meals ‘win-win’ for West African nations, says UN

The United Nations food relief agency has urged Governments in West Africa to spend more money on school meal programmes as these investments not only contribute to a better future for children but also create local jobs around agriculture.
April 20, 2017

Youth engagement fundamental to HIV response in West Africa

Adolescents and young people in the West African countries of Togo and Benin are confronted by various obstacles in accessing sexual and reproductive health services.
November 19, 2015

Support for Ebola survivors 'priority', says UN envoy

Transmission of Ebola has been stopped in Liberia and Sierra Leone, while Guinea is now treating a baby believed to be its last case, the United Nations Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr David Nabarro, has reported.
October 29, 2014

The only way to stop Ebola is at its source, says UN chief

The UN Secretary-General has urged countries not to close borders or impose travel bans as a response to the Ebola outbreak, but to deploy the essential human resources.
August 26, 2014

Flight restrictions hamper ability to battle Ebola, UN cautions

The UN has cautioned against flight restrictions into and out of Ebola-affected countries in West Africa, saying limitations prevent the transport of critically-needed health workers and supplies.
February 2, 2014

Senior West African church leader remembered

Archbishop S. Tilewa Johnson, Anglican primate of the Church of the Province of West Africa, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of just 59.
December 17, 2012

Court judgment orders Nigerians to punish polluting oil companies

A West African states' court judgment is being hailed as a key moment in holding governments and companies to account for pollution.
April 11, 2011

Humanitarian situation in Ivory Coast is dire, say churches

The humanitarian situation in Ivory Coast, where dictator Laurent Gbagbo has now been captured, has been worsening, say church leaders.
March 25, 2011

The war in Cote d’Ivoire

The news is full of Libya. And it’s a frightening situation for everyone on the ground. But meanwhile, in Cote d’Ivoire, civil war has broken out.