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Burkina Faso launches Faso FDA with new leadership
The government of Burkina Faso has formally installed the first leaders of Faso Food and Drug Administration (Faso FDA), a new agency created by merging the national...
Mozambique’s ANARME shuts Maputo medical clinic over pharmaceutical irregularities
The Autoridade Nacional Reguladora de Medicamentos has suspended Clínica Médica de Maputo with immediate effect after finding expired medicines, products with Mandarin labelling of unverified regulatory status,...
Morocco’s AMMPS opens applications for clinical trial site accreditation
The Agence Marocaine du Médicament et des Produits de Santé has begun accepting accreditation applications for sites conducting clinical trials of experimental medicines and clinical investigations of...
Cape Verde’s ERIS marks ten years of cosmetics regulation
The Entidade Reguladora Independente da Saúde has marked ten years since Decree-Law 21/2016 established Cabo Verde's first legal framework for cosmetic products, with market supervision gradually strengthened...
Botswana’s BoMRA opens voluntary notification for Class A medical devices
The Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority has opened a voluntary notification registration period for Class A medical devices, including in vitro diagnostics, veterinary devices and dental consumables, running...
Tanzania’s TMDA joins Medical Device Single Audit Program as affiliate member
The Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority has become an affiliate member of the Medical Device Single Audit Program, gaining access to international audit reports and manufacturer...
ANAMEV trains technical staff on medicine marketing authorisation evaluation
The Agence Nationale des Médicaments et des Évacuations Sanitaires has held a four-day internal training for its technical team on evaluating marketing authorisation dossiers, as mandatory registration...
ANAMEV publishes procedure for submitting marketing authorisation applications
The Agence Nationale des Médicaments et des Évacuations Sanitaires has published guidance on how to submit marketing authorisation applications, including two submission channels, fee requirements and reception...
Morocco’s AMMPS updates batch release checklist for vaccines and sera
The Agence Marocaine du Médicament et des Produits de Santé has updated the checklist for batch release applications for vaccines and sera, effective 22 September 2026, clarifying...
ANARME recovers state-owned medicines and equipment from private health facility in Nampula
Mozambique's medicines regulator has recovered state-owned medicines, medical materials and hospital equipment from a private health facility in Nampula city, detaining one person suspected of illegal possession...
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