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| Students raise their chalkboards at a primary school in Coumbacara, a village outside of Kolda in Southern Senegal. |
UNICEF races to prevent a major food crisis in the Sahel
Threat of malnutrition dire in Africa's Sahel region due to increasing food shortages
Radio programs help keep children learning in Lake Chad crisis
UNICEF: 500 children die every day from lack of safe water, sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa
In West Africa, countries at risk of Ebola remain on high alert: UNICEF