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September 15, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Disruptions and use of Technology in Elections: Lessons for West Africa
A season of disruptions Read more »
September 14, 2020
West Africa: Covid-19 Disruptions and Use of Technology in Elections - Lessons for West Africa
A season of disruptions Read more »
August 31, 2020
Africa: Will health precautions affect the integrity of Elections in West Africa?
The health and safety measures advised by the WHO and adopted by countries around the world include regular cleaning of hands, maintaining distance between persons, avoidance of… Read more »
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 »
June 02, 2020
West Africa: OSIWA documents the West African experience during COVID-19
Dakar, Senegal – The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is launching a photography project on Instagram titled « Essential Stories » on June 1, 2020… Read more »
April 22, 2020
Africa: Covid19 Crisis: EU Needs to Change Its Approch to Africa
As the effects of coronavirus hit the African continent, the pandemic must mean an overhaul in EU-Africa relations and, as Marta Martinelli (Head of EU External Policy Team) and… Read more »
March 31, 2020
West Africa: Elections in the Time of Covid-19 - What Can West Africans Do to Prepare?
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm. Minute by minute, we're assaulted with content on the spread of the virus and its health challenges, how countries are or… Read more »
March 30, 2020
Africa: Elections in the time of COVID-19 – What can West Africans do to prepare?
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm. Minute by minute, we’re assaulted with content on the spread of the virus and its health challenges, how countries… Read more »
May 23, 2019
Liberia: Two LAS Officials In Senegal For Capacity Building Training
The Executive Director of the Liberia Albino Society (LAS), Patricia Logan and Clarence Success Clay are currently in Dakar, Senegal attending a three-day intensive capacity… Read more »
May 02, 2019
Ghana: GAPA Takes Campaign Against Stigma On Albinism To Remote Communities
The campaign which is being sponsored by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), sought to sensitize members of the communities, where customary banishing on persons… Read more »
October 24, 2018
Sierra Leone: Report launch - Challenges Faced by Persons With Albinism in Sierra Leone
Today marks the official launch of the report titled "Harassed, Misunderstood and Forgotten: Challenges faced by Persons with Albinism in Sierra Leone", the first of its kind in… Read more »
June 06, 2016
Ghana: 3rd West Africa Executive Course On Human Rights and Drug Policy [invitation to Apply]
The University of Ghana School of Law, in collaboration with the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program and Open Society Initiative for West Africa, is inviting applications from… 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 »
West Africa: Overcoming Stigma to Promote Inclusiveness of Drug Users in Senegal
Throughout several working class neighborhoods in Dakar you find large semi-finished houses that are occasionally equipped with running water and electricity. The rooms in these… Read more »
November 17, 2017
Senegal: 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 »
February 02, 2016
Sierra Leone: Abortion Debate Heats Up After President Acts on Bill
With high rates of infant and maternal mortality compounded by a high incidence of teenage pregnancy, it is hardly surprising that the abortion debate in Sierra Leone has recently… Read more »
July 10, 2015
West Africa: The New Stage for Global Drug Policy Reform
West Africa has a growing and worrying drug problem. Yet much of global drug policy has focused on reducing drug supply in South American countries like Colombia, and the heavy use… 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 »
January 10, 2015
West Africa: #HackAgainstEbola in Dakar - 14/15 January
On the 14th and 15th January, the third edition of #HackAgainstEbola will be co-organized by Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), the Union for Francophone Press (UPF),… Read more »
November 28, 2014
West Africa: Turning Words Into Action
Recent Ebola convening pushes West African-led public health breakthrough Read more »
November 20, 2014
West Africa: 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 »
West Africa: Local Medics 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 »
November 24, 2014
Nigeria: #Hackagainstebola Comes to Lagos
The second Editors Lab named #HackAgainstEbola, will be co-organized by the School of Media and Communication (Pan-Atlantic University), OSIWA (Open Society Initiative for West… 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 »
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