Policy Updates

In addition to the weekly brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help member states, Africa CDC has begun to share a weekly brief detailing the latest changes in scientific knowledge and public health policy changes, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and others. Contents of this document are not intended to serve as recommendations from the Africa CDC; rather, it is a summary of the fact base to help inform Member States. It is important to note that the outbreak is evolving rapidly and that the nature of this information will continue to change. So, we will continue to provide regular updates to ensure member states are informed of the most critical developments in these areas.

I Belong To Me (Children's book)

“I Belong To Me” is a celebration of the African History and Heritage on Girls’ and Women’s Human Rights and the path towards the elimination of Harmful Practices, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage. The main character, an 11 year-old girl called Saleema, travels the Continent to visit the cities where the main African policies related to Girls and Women’s rights were adopted in order to discover that there is legitimacy and power in her voice and in her dreams.

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Through the Pandemic and Beyond UNDP, AUC and Africa CDC Respond To Covid-19 In Africa

This report details how African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has collaborated with the UNDP to help curb the spread of COVID-19, support African home- grown solutions and make way for socioeconomic recovery that
can lead to a path towards attaining Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This work has been done in close concert with African people through civil-society organizations, youth champions and volunteer groups, as well as with governments,

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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 17 November 2020

In addition to our Weekly Outbreak Brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help African Union Member States. Africa CDC shares a weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and other public health agencies. Contents of this document are not intended to serve as recommendations from the Africa CDC; rather, it is a summary of the scientific information available in the public space to Member States.

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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 03 November 2020

In addition to our Weekly Outbreak Brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help African Union Member States, Africa CDC shares a weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and other public health agencies. Contents of this document are not intended to serve as recommendations from the Africa CDC; rather, it is a summary of the scientific information available in the public space to Member States.

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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 20 October 2020

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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 06 October 2020

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Bamako Declaration on an African Common Position on the Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons

Policy Framework for the control of SALW

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Post-war moral communities in Somalia and Nepal: Gendered practices of exclusion and inclusion

This report Forms part of the International Research Group on Reintegrations effort to bring new research based evidence on reintegration processes.

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Veteran combatants do not fade away: a comparative study on two demobilization and reintegration exercises in Eritrea

Draws on research on Reintegration of ex-refugees and ex-fighters in post conflict Eritrea. Comprehensive analysis of issues and lessons learned from this specific DDR programme

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Regional Security in the post-Cold War Horn of Africa

Attempts to study the political decision making processes, personalities and historical experiences and to identify issues of intra-state politics and patterns of internal insurgency in the Horn of Africa

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