Africa: WHO Africa Endorses Roadmap for Safeguarding Communities in Health Emergency Operations

Africa: WHO Africa Endorses Roadmap for Safeguarding Communities in Health Emergency Operations

Pretoria — The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region, Member States and partners have agreed on a roadmap to protect communities during public health emergencies, becoming the first region to formally establish systems that hold both governments and WHO jointly accountable for preventing and addressing sexual misconduct in their shared operations. The milestone–designed,…

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Africa: WHO Africa Endorses Roadmap for Safeguarding Communities in Health Emergency Operations

West Africa: Ecowas’ Role in Safeguarding West Africa’s Democratic Future

West Africa is navigating one of its most turbulent democratic cycles in decades. Coups in Mali, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina Faso have challenged regional stability, while civiliangovernments elsewhere face rising discontent and shrinking legitimacy. Civil discontent in Togo threatens national stability, and in Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara’s is potentially bidding for a fourth term,…

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