Experts at 3rd Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil registration call for strengthening of CRVS systems to achieve good governance

Abstract

The experts meeting which took place at the Houphouet Boigny Foundation Conference Center in Yammoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, was chaired by Mr. Ibrahima Ba, Director General of the National Institute of Statistics in Côte d’Ivoire. The experts exchanged views on how to better think and plan the future of the continent in relation with the development of CRVS systems, as well as copy from best practices from the advanced countries in the areas of CRVS. In order to understand where the continent stands currently, the experts also deliberated on the review of the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS). The meeting, experts were given a guided tour around the historic city of Yamoussoukro, notably a visit of the Catholic Roman Basilica and the Houphouet-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute that will host the Pan African Institute of Statistics.