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• West African Health Ministers Convene in Freetown to Ratify Binding Charter Targeting Drastic Maternal Mortality Reductions

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States met in Sierra Leone on Tuesday to discuss a landmark regional charter aimed at lowering maternal and infant death rates...

• ECOWAS Lawmakers Tackle Regional Implementation Crisis as Child Protection Frameworks Fail to Shield Vulnerable Youth

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Parliamentarians across West Africa have convened in Freetown for a five day joint committee meeting to address the widening gap between child protection policies and their enforce...