August 21, 2020
West Africa: Osiwa Reinforces Covid-19 Response Through Donation of Ambulances to State Governments
[Abuja, Nigeria] - The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has purchased and has donated an ambulance each to Plateau and Yobe State as part of its response to the… Read more »
August 15, 2018
West Africa: Building Community Support for Drug Users using Mobile Cinemas
Waves of dialogue in West Africa on drug policy reform with the ultimate goal of decriminalizing drug use and possession for personal use have been making headway. Progress is… Read more »
June 02, 2018
Africa: Open Society Foundations Announce Summer 2018 New Executives Fund Recipients
NEW YORK—Eight newly appointed leaders of nonprofit organizations, in countries ranging from the United States to Senegal, have been awarded New Executives Fund grants to… Read more »
January 19, 2015
West Africa: #senstopebola Wins #hackagainstebola
On January 14 and 15th, the Global Editors Network, OSIWA (Open Society Initiative for West Africa), the Union for Francophone Press (UPF) and Code for Africa invited 12 teams from… Read more »
November 20, 2014
West Africa: West Africa's Local Medical Community to Lead Fight Against Ebola
As the Ebola epidemic continues to wage thousands of deaths across West Africa and clinical trials are underway, a consortium of local West African leaders with scientific… Read more »
October 10, 2014
West Africa: A Robust International Response to the Ebola Outbreak Is a Legal Obligation
Last week the UN Security Council declared the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa "a threat to international peace and security". As the world body met to discuss the most… Read more »