The General Assemblies and joint meetings of the international laboratory accreditation cooperation (ILAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) are currently taking place, online from October 12 to 22, 2020. The actions carried out by SOAC in the fight against COVID-19 in conjunction with ECOWAS, UEMOA and UNIDO are highlighted in ILAC newsletter N0 58 of October 2020.