Introduction: Health Governance in Africa: Taking Stock

The theme of this issue, Public Health Governance in Africa, is within the framework of CODESRIA’s Governance Programme. It was the subject of an international conference held in Dakar, Nov 19, 2015–Nov 20, 2015. The French articles focus on research carried out in eight African countries, namely Senegal, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Chad. The English articles address various topics in Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa. Two articles deal with issues generally pertaining to the continent: they are the gendered dimension of epidemics and the challenges in ensuring access to medicines in the post-Doha period. The theme proved to be cross-cutting, which enabled the participants to address various topics. This diversity is presented in the special issue.