2025 Annual Expert Group Meeting for Registrars General (EGMRG).

Held from 25-27 June 2025 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, the Annual Expert Group Meeting for Registrars General brought together civil registration experts from more than 40 African countries, regional economic communities, and international partners. Organized by ECA and the African Union Commission, the meeting reviewed progress under the APAI-CRVS Strategic Plan 2023-2028 and reaffirmed CRVS as a core pathway toward universal legal identity and stronger vital statistics.

Participants focused on three transformative priorities: interoperability, decentralization, and digitalization. They called for faster progress in registering all vital events, improving cause-of-death data, and expanding the production and use of vital statistics. The meeting also encouraged countries to adopt sustainable domestic financing, strengthen local service delivery, and prepare for the 6th Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration (COM6). The next EGMRG is planned for June 2026 in Zimbabwe.