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  The 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Staff (CCDS), held from 11 to 13 March 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria, has ended with the result that regional security and cooperation within the Community have been better promoted and a common front has been established to meet security challenges. Addressing his fellow members of the Committee at the closing ceremony, General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence […]

  Hosted by the West African Health Organization (WAHO), in partnership with the Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) and the Health Security Program for West and Central Africa (HeSP), the Annual Meeting of Data Managers for Epidemiological Surveillance based on the “One Health” approach, underscored the regional commitment to effective implementation of the approach, that comprehensively integrates human, animal, and environmental health dimensions to address health challenges. Since the introduction […]

  Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre of dozens of civilians in and around the western city of Solenzo on March 10 and 11, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should impartially investigate and appropriately prosecute all those responsible for serious crimes. Human Rights Watch reviewed 11 videos that circulated on social networks starting on March 11, which showed dozens […]

  Following a courtesy call to the President of the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction of Mozambique (INGD), H.E. Luisa Celma Meque, the joint monitoring mission held a technical consultative meeting with the Institute in Maputo from 28-28 February 2025. During the meeting, INGD gave a presentation on the various disaster risk reduction initiatives it is engaged in, and a specific presentation was made on the ongoing […]

  Food systems are defined as the networks needed to produce, transform, and distribute food to consumers. These systems encompass everything from agricultural production and supply chains to storage, transportation, and retail. Resilient food systems ensure that nutritious food is accessible and affordable, reducing vulnerability to shocks such as climate change, pandemics, and economic downturns. Weak food systems invariably lead to food insecurity. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, African Union Special […]

Namibia’s solid safety record enables the discussions to allow for the revival of a national airline. Civil aviation managing director Tosca Sem says the country performed well last year after undergoing an international civil aviation safety audit. Sem made the remarks in her congratulatory message to the country’s incoming first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. She noted that Namibia’s election of a female president raises the bar, and other countries may […]

By: Selma Taapopi MVA CEO Rosalia Martins-Hausiku says the incoming administration should strengthen the country’s medical specialisation. She said the country’s health sector needs improvement. Martins-Hausiku shared some key areas the incoming president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, should focus on when she takes office. “The public hospitals—I think we need to look into that. We need to look into current skills that we have in terms of doctors, specialists, etc. I think […]

  The IRC in Liberia implemented over 2 dozen programs in nearly 30 years. Our programs worth more than $200 million supported 1.6 million people with life-saving health programs and essential services. We served communities throughout Liberia, working in 12 of the 15 counties of the country. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is looking back at nearly three decades in Liberia dedicated to humanitarian and development service to the Liberian […]

  UN experts* today expressed outrage at the arbitrary executions of at least ten people in Mali, saying the killings may amount to war crimes. “We urge Malian authorities to conduct prompt, effective, thorough, independent, impartial and transparent investigations into these killings, in accordance with international law,” the experts said. “Those responsible through commission of or complicity in these killings must be prosecuted, and procedures must be put in place […]