This scoping review aims to examine the breadth of literature on BWF in children in Sub Saharan Africa. Blackwater fever (BWF), a complication of malaria has in the past been considered a rare complication of malaria in children living in high transmission settings. More recently, however, a growing number of paediatric clusters of Blackwater fever cases have been reported predominantly in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). While a number of studies have been conducted on BWF in children in SSA, these descriptions remain incomplete and in addition, this information has hardly been collated and synthesised. Collating and synthesising this information is important for broader understanding of the paediatric description of BWF with its associated morbidity and mortality in SSA. The main objective of this study is to map evidence on BWF among children in SSA over a period spanning from January 1960 to September 2021. We anticipate results of this review will broaden understanding of paediatric BWF in SSA, identify research gaps as well as generate novel ideas for primary research specific to paediatric BWF treatment strategies in SSA. Although this is our first step in establishing a foundation for a research agenda, we will be disseminating results through journals and conferences targeting primary care providers.