Nigeria's Doro Joins African Humanitarian Agency Board

The African Union has appointed Bernard Doro, Nigeria's Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Poverty Reduction, to the governing board of the African Humanitarian Agency (AfHA). This appointment, confirmed in a statement issued by Doro's senior technical advisor, Dr. Abimbola Fasanu, is for a three-year non-renewable term.

Doro's nomination was endorsed by the West African region caucus, coordinated by Senegal. He will serve alongside H.E.

L. Kacou Adom, Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The governing board aims to provide strategic direction for the agency's development and coordinate policies for humanitarian response efforts in Africa. Doro's appointment comes amid increasing humanitarian challenges on the continent, including displacement, poverty, and food insecurity.

He expressed that the appointment is a national honor and an opportunity for Nigeria to contribute to Africa's humanitarian response system. Doro is expected to participate in the inaugural briefing of the AfHA governing board later this month.