Three West African countries have recorded a five-fold surge in the number of children forced out of their homes due to escalating violence, according to a new Save the Children International analysis.
“In addition, Côte d’Ivoire, which emerged from its own civil conflict in 2011, has also been affected by the spillover of conflict in the central Sahel. Conflict in neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali has led to a twelve-fold increase in children seeking refuge in the country, numbering around 2,450 at the end of 2022 and around 29,700 currently.”
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