On February 9, 2018, the President of the Republic of Guinea Professor Alpha CONDÉ proceeded to the appointment of Mr. Mohamed Said FOFANA as Mediator of the Republic to replace General Facinè TOURE at the end of his mandate.

Chad Technical Commission for Reform of State Institutions has recommended the abolition of the standalone Office of the Ombudsman in Chad.

The Office of the Ombudsman Malawi will host a Training on the Role of Ombudsman institutions in promoting and entrenching/enforcing ethics, transparency and accountability in the public sector in Lilongwe, Malawi at the Bingu International Conference Centre on 5 - 7 February 2018.