{"id":249,"date":"2019-08-22T15:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T14:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinksite.co.za\/africacdc\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2025-06-17T21:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:46:43","slug":"western-africa-rcc","status":"publish","type":"rcc","link":"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/rcc\/western-africa-rcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Africa RCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"249\" class=\"elementor elementor-249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"rcc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdd966d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdd966d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f177812\" data-id=\"f177812\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23158c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23158c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The RCC coordinates all Africa CDC initiatives in the Western Africa Region and manages partnerships with the 15 Member States. 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