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‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid

Malian army takes position as looters are sighted in the village of Bintagoungou [File: Philippe Desmazes/AFP]

Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the spiralling conflict.

In a report published on Friday, the United Nations children’s agency said nearly four million more children are at risk in neighbouring countries as hostilities between armed groups and national security forces spill across borders.

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